Self-healing polymers have evolved from early-stage laboratory concepts into commercially viable materials, particularly between 2022 and 2025, as industries increasingly focus on ...

What if there were a fabric that, like Superman, could take a bullet and self-heal? Such a super-dynamic, action-powered polymer might actually help protect real-life flyers in space. Material ...

A carbon fiber composite that can seal its own cracks and restore structural strength more than 1,000 times in a row has been ...

1. A research team consisting of NIMS, Hokkaido University and Yamaguchi University has developed a method for easily synthesizing a self-healing polymer gel made of ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) ...

The self-healing conductor is able to rejoin itself (right) when pieces that have been split are brought together after being cut (middle). (Image: RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science) ...

Go from analyzing thermomechanical properties to using that data to design new kinds of polymeric materials, including next gen self-healing polymers. First learn the basics of thermal analysis with ...

A couple of months ago, we told you about a so-called Terminator polymer that could heal itself. Now, researchers at Stanford University are using a similar material to improve the durability of ...

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 ...

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 research team has developed a method for easily synthesizing a self-healing polymer gel made of ultrahigh molecular weight polymers (polymers with a molecular weight greater than 106 g/mol) and ...