A container, comprising: a body having an internal volume with an opening; a linkage element movably attached to the body, the linkage element having a first position and a second position; a lid that is moveably attached to the body and releasably secured over the opening by the linkage element, the lid having an attached fastening element, wherein the linkage element is configured to engage the fastening element in the first position and to release the attached fastening element in the second position; a control module comprising a contact element, the control module attached to the body; an actuator comprising a memory wire having a length and at least one terminator that is attached to the memory wire, the actuator mechanically coupled to the linkage element, wherein the terminator is attached to the body and comprises a conductive elastic element including a plurality of spring elements and that is electrically coupled between the memory wire and the contact element and the contact element is interposed between adjacent spring elements of the conductive elastic element, and wherein an electrical coupling of the contact element between the spring elements of the conductive elastic element of the terminator of the memory wire is mechanically compliant such that a position of the terminator relative to the body is invariant when the position of the control module relative to the body varies; a sliding element that engages the linkage element such that a right-to-left movement of the sliding element is configured to cause a rotation of the linkage element to release the fastening element such that the lid is openable, wherein the memory wire is wrapped around a portion of the sliding element and is terminated at opposing ends of the length by the terminator; and a biasing element attached to the body and coupled to the sliding element to apply a force to the sliding element in a direction that places the memory wire in tension. a body having an internal volume with an opening; a linkage element movably attached to the body, the linkage element having a first position and a second position; a lid that is moveably attached to the body and releasably secured over the opening by the linkage element, the lid having an attached fastening element, wherein the linkage element is configured to engage the fastening element in the first position and to release the attached fastening element in the second position; a control module comprising a contact element, the control module attached to the body; an actuator comprising a memory wire having a length and at least one terminator that is attached to the memory wire, the actuator mechanically coupled to the linkage element, wherein the terminator is attached to the body and comprises a conductive elastic element including a plurality of spring elements and that is electrically coupled between the memory wire and the contact element and the contact element is interposed between adjacent spring elements of the conductive elastic element, and wherein an electrical coupling of the contact element between the spring elements of the conductive elastic element of the terminator of the memory wire is mechanically compliant such that a position of the terminator relative to the body is invariant when the position of the control module relative to the body varies; a sliding element that engages the linkage element such that a right-to-left movement of the sliding element is configured to cause a rotation of the linkage element to release the fastening element such that the lid is openable, wherein the memory wire is wrapped around a portion of the sliding element and is terminated at opposing ends of the length by the terminator; and a biasing element attached to the body and coupled to the sliding element to apply a force to the sliding element in a direction that places the memory wire in tension.