Splints are embedded in the loose tooth and the forked tips of the splints spread to fix the loose tooth in place.

When water in the server boils, the valve closes off the steam passage; as steam builds up, the resultant pressure forces the water up into the filter. Then, when the temperture drops, the valve opens to let coffee drip back into the server.

The alloy's characteristics of contracting when electronically heated and expanding when heat is radiated can be utilized to provids immediate control of a rovot's joints (grip, wrist, elbow, shoulder) at the touch of an eletric ON/OFF switch.

The shape-memory alloy sensor mounted on the train's prwer line protrudes in a U-shape when abnormal heat generation is detected, marking the existence of an abnormality easily visible from the ground.