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May 24, 2011

Self-healing polymer generates army interest

Imagine a scratched watch face or car door that can magically repair itself using ultraviolet light. This is not science fiction but the work of US-Swiss researchers.

Scientists from Fribourg University and two laboratories in the United States have developed a polymer-based coating, known as a “metallo-supramolecular” polymer, that can heal itself when placed under ultraviolet light for less than a minute.

Self-healing polymer generates army interest. - swissinfo

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