Fluid-inspired material self-heals before your eyes It’s hard to believe that a tiny crack could take down a gigantic metal structure. But sometimes bridges collapse, pipelines rupture and f... Read more
Taking a page from green plants, new polymer “grows” through a chemical reaction with carbon dioxide. A material designed by MIT chemical engineers can react with carbon dioxide from the air... Read more
This autonomously self-healing material is a breakthrough for soft-matter electronics. Many natural organisms have the ability to repair themselves. Now, manufactured machines will be able t... Read more
Researchers create a self-healing, transparent, highly stretchable material that can be electrically activated and used to improve batteries, electronic devices, and robots Scientists, inclu... Read more
An adaptive material invented at Rice University combines self-healing and reversible self-stiffening properties. The Rice material called SAC (for self-adaptive composite) consists of what... Read more
Internal storage compartments release droplets of “healing” liquid to repair damaged materials. The Science Inspired by healing wounds in skin, a new approach protects and heals surfaces usi... Read more
A cut or torn tire usually means one thing — you have to buy a new one. But some day, that could change. For the first time, scientists have made tire-grade rubber without the processing ste... Read more
For astronauts living in space with objects zooming around them at 22,000 miles per hour like rogue super-bullets, it’s good to have a backup plan. Although shields and fancy maneuvers... Read more
Look out, super glue and paint thinner. Thanks to new dynamic materials developed at the University of Illinois, removable paint and self-healing plastics soon could be household products. U... Read more
Unexpected result shows that in some cases, pulling apart makes cracks in metal fuse together. It was a result so unexpected that MIT researchers initially thought it must be a mistake: Unde... Read more
Scientists report the first self-healing thermoset elastomer that requires no intervention to induce its repair. Self-healing polymers mend themselves by reforming broken cross-linking bonds... Read more
Scientists report the first self-healing thermoset elastomer that requires no intervention to induce its repair. Self-healing polymers mend themselves by reforming broken cross-linking bonds... Read more
Potential for use in next-generation prostheses or self-healing electronic devices Our largest bodily organ is also one of the most remarkable. Not only is our skin pressure sensitive, it is... Read more
You’ve seen it in movies: the human-like, robot assassin quickly regenerates its structure after being damaged beyond recognition. This “Terminator” scenario is becoming le... Read more
