Scientists from the USA have created material that can self-repair in six hours (Video)
Material that is able to recover after a break on its own was invented by scientists from Carnegie Mellon University. It is made from a self-healing polymer called polyborosiloxane.
The new material is able to restore its own broken bonds without the use of external stimuli, for example, heat or light. The polymer was combined with carbon nanotubes, which provide the conductivity and self-healing ability of bursting electrical circuits, reports Popular Mechanics.
This polymer is different from other self-repairing materials. If the rest needs reagents that are released by cutting the material, flowing out and repairing the gap, instead a new type of polymer retains its solid form.
Previously, scientists from the University of Binghamton developed metal, which is capable of mutating, as is the case in the movie Terminator 2. The created metal mesh can be transformed into anything.
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The new material is able to restore its own broken bonds without the use of external stimuli, for example, heat or light. The polymer was combined with carbon nanotubes, which provide the conductivity and self-healing ability of bursting electrical circuits, reports Popular Mechanics.
This polymer is different from other self-repairing materials. If the rest needs reagents that are released by cutting the material, flowing out and repairing the gap, instead a new type of polymer retains its solid form.
Previously, scientists from the University of Binghamton developed metal, which is capable of mutating, as is the case in the movie Terminator 2. The created metal mesh can be transformed into anything.
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