Self-healing materials can autonomously repair damage and make bridges, roads, and aircraft more durable and sustainable.

Self-healing materials are being developed by RIT researchers to further improve additive manufacturing, specifically 3D-printed products, to make them stronger and more resilient. Christopher Lewis ...

A scientist who figured out the secret behind ancient Rome's self-repairing concrete has recently confirmed his theory at a ...

In a laboratory kept as cold as deep space, a sliver of crystal is snapped in two, then quietly stitches itself back together. The repair happens not in a warm, pliable polymer but in a rigid organic ...

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 ...

Imagine a world where the clothes and gear we wear could mend themselves, just like a cut on our skin heals over time. This isn’t just a fantasy from a superhero movie anymore. Scientists and ...

Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells. Their results show that this material -- which is manufactured with living cells at low ...

A team of researchers at Cukurova University, a research university in Adana, Turkey, announce several ongoing patents that are said to provide a simple, more cost-effective way to create a channel or ...

Key Components and Design Strategies of Self-Healing Batteries. This schematic illustrates the fundamental components and strategies for developing self-healing batteries. The three main ...

The current and potential future methods of developing self-healing materials will be discussed, and their specific applications within the automotive industry, will be explored in the following ...