What if our infrastructure could repair itself? with Mark Miodownik and Congrui Jin

What if we live in a world where infrastructure maintenance is regenerative? Roads, bridges, and buildings won’t have to rely on taxes or tolls to finance repair, but are constructed with materials capable for self-repair? In this episode, Sherrell is sharing two talks on how two engineers are rethinking ways to design infrastructure that’s greener and more sustainable. Talks featured The brilliance of bridges and roads that repair themselves | Mark Miodownik What if cracks in concrete could fix themselves? | Congrui Jin Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What if our infrastructure could repair itself? with Mark Miodownik and Congrui Jin is an episode from TEDTalks Technology by TED Tech.

This episode is 20:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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