Self-Healing Materials

Frontiers by BBC

Nov 27, 201328:04Science & Medicine

Quentin Cooper takes a look at the new materials that can mend themselves. Researchers are currently developing bacteria in concrete which, once awakened, excrete lime to fill any cracks. In South America you can choose...

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