BBC speaks about Oricalco Fabric the first shape memory fabric.
Nitinol is the name of a light weight Shape Memory Alloy having a content of Titanium of 45% and characterized by their extraordinary ability to recover any shape pre-programmed, upon heating.
Grado Zero Espace has used Nitinol to obtain an orthogonally weaved fabric, called Oricalco, used for manufacturing of the first shape memory shirt at industrial level.
http://www.gzespace.com/gzenew/index.php?pg=oricalco&lang=en
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oricalco
So funny to see how the furure looked to them at that time.
carlosepech 3 months ago