Veins of bacteria could form a self-healing system for concrete infrastructure
SEM images of the BioFiber's core fiber with hydrogel coating. Credit: Drexel University
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Assessing permanent damage to self-healing polymers in soft robots
The automatic robotic system for testing the healability of pneumatic SH actuators. Characterization of the actuator…
Self-healing plastic becomes biodegradable
Imagine a plastic like this: harder than common plastics, non-flammable, and even with self-healing properties. But that is not all! It can be produced at room temperature in water, which is…
‘Stunning’ discovery: Metals can heal themselves: Microscopic cracks vanish in…
Scientists for the first time have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in the process. If the…
Layers of self-healing electronic skin realign autonomously when cut
A depth-profiled digital microscope photograph of a 5-layer alternating laminate film of immiscible dynamic polymer…
Development of self-healing lens material to prevent traffic accidents in self-driving cars
Self-healing mechanism of lens material for self-driving cars using based on a dynamic polymer network and…
New tech solves longstanding challenges for self-healing materials
3D printed thermoplastic on woven-carbon fiber reinforcement. Credit: Nature Communications (2022). DOI:…
A soft, fatigue-free and self-healing artificial ionic skin
Fatigue-free and self-healable hybrid ionic skin with a bioinspired nanofibrous structure from real human skin.…
Building the future with self-healing concrete and biocement
Innovative thinking is needed to make construction materials more sustainable, while keeping them affordable and…
New open source solutions library from Shoreline.io aims to deliver self-healing infrastructure
The pre-built op packs are geared at addressing common production operations incidents to increase teams’ productivity.
Image: artinspiring/Adobe Stock
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