Plastic, Heal Thyself

Machines that can fix themselves are such staples in fantastic fiction that the concept has its own name at TV Tropes (the 'net's ultimate guide to fiction cliches): Self Healing Phlebotinum. In reality, chemists and engineers have devised materials and coatings that "self-heal" minute holes or t...

http://www.popsci.com/article/science/plastic-heal-thyself?dom=tw&src=SOC

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