An illustration of a potential use for the new material. A key goal of the research is to design a material that will protect structures such as orbiting satellites and vehicles in space, with ...

A new study assesses the maximum number of damage and healing cycles a self-healing actuator can endure. The study, which presents a method to automatically and autonomously assess the repeatable ...

A novel gold-bonded, self-healing polymer can bend, flex, and repair itself without losing conductivity, providing opportunities for advanced wearable electronics and robotics in the future. Gold ...

A recent study in Nature Communications explores a novel approach to self-healing in polymer glasses—using controlled oscillatory movements to boost molecular mobility and repair cracks. This ...

What if we could invent materials that can repair themselves when damaged? Polymer molecules in various states – solid, melt, solution – are susceptible to covalent bond changes in response to ...

What are Self-Healing Materials? Self-healing materials are a class of advanced materials that have the ability to autonomously repair damage and restore their original properties without external ...

Thermal image of a metal test specimen undergoing the photothermal heating method. (Image courtesy of American Institute of Physics) Researchers at Arizona State University (Tempe) have created a ...

Concrete may seem strong and permanent, but it can be surprisingly vulnerable to the elements. Now researchers at Drexel University have demonstrated a type of self-healing concrete embedded with ...