This Alloy Can Withstand 10 Million Transformations

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The bendy alloy cut into a dog-bone shape for testing via University of Kiel

Scientists have created an alloy with a long memory, but it won't help you in a spelling bee. Its long memory is solely for returning to its original shape, no matter how much you bend and twist it.

This new alloy, made from the metal elements nickel, titanium and copper, has a property known as "ultra-low fatigue." This means that the alloy can do millions of 'reps' without losing its original shape. The alloy, once bent, stays in that form until it is 'prompted' back to its initial form using heat.