Self-Healing Autonomous Material Comes to Life

Researchers in Arizona have created a material that may be able to sense and heal damage, such as cracking in a fiber reinforced composite. As described in the Journal of Applied Physics, the aim of developing "autonomous adaptive structures" is to mimic the ability of biological systems such as bone to sense the presence of damage, halt its progression, and regenerate itself.

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