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This project builds a comprehensive understanding of Ni-Fe-Ga Heusler nanowires. These materials provide the means for transfer of the shape memory and magnetocaloric properties of Heusler alloys towards nanoscale. A single-step synthesis developed during the project and immediate functionality make the nanowires a suitable material in the field of microelectronics, cell-oriented biomedicine and smart-hyperthermia applications. The fabrication technology was transferred to the FZU and the materials undergo an investigation of their magnetic and functional properties in the field of the shape memory phenomena and martensitic transformation, guiding the understanding of Heusler alloys' behavior at the nanoscale. The acquired results are currently used to build a prototype of nanowire–based sensing device, employing the changes induced by a martensitic transformation.