11-02-2011, 03:35 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/scien...-toys.html
This is pretty cool. Scientists have developed a solid polymer, called SupraB, that is able to heal itself when broken or cut. Simply by holding two pieces together, the new type of plastic repairs itself, bonding together without the need for glue. It is also just as strong as other forms of plastic.
Aside from the obvious application of making everyday objects easily repairable, such as the frames of your reading glasses or even a car's chassis, researchers hope that the material could lead to new scratch resistant coatings for vehicles, laptops and other portable equipment.
Lots of great applications for such an invention!
This is pretty cool. Scientists have developed a solid polymer, called SupraB, that is able to heal itself when broken or cut. Simply by holding two pieces together, the new type of plastic repairs itself, bonding together without the need for glue. It is also just as strong as other forms of plastic.
Aside from the obvious application of making everyday objects easily repairable, such as the frames of your reading glasses or even a car's chassis, researchers hope that the material could lead to new scratch resistant coatings for vehicles, laptops and other portable equipment.
Lots of great applications for such an invention!
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?