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29 31 65 ITSC SHOW PREVIEW The International Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition (ITSC) is the premier annual event for the global thermal spray community to meet and conduct business. ASM NEWS The monthly publication about ASM members, chapters, events, awards, conferences, affiliates, and other Society activities. AEROMAT SHOW PREVIEW AeroMat brings together hundreds of aerospace professionals and exhibiting companies to discuss and display the latest advancements in aerospace materials and processes. SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ENABLES FOLDING WINGS IN FLIGHT The Spanwise Adaptive Wing project intends to obtain a wide spectrum of aerodynamic benefits in flight by folding wings through the use of an innovative and lightweight shape memory alloy. 16 A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | F E B R U A R Y / M A R C H 2 0 1 8 2 The Prototype Technology- Evaluation Research Aircraft gathers data about the shape memory alloy-actuated, wing-folding mechanism of the Spanwise Adaptive Wing project. Courtesy of NASA. On the Cover: