+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹ Posted April 5, 2012 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 5, 2012 GADGETS of the future could bruise when dropped or scratched to highlight damaged areas. Don't worry though, as a few minutes in the sun will be enough to fade the bruise and repair the damage.Marek Urban and colleagues at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg were inspired to create their self-healing plastic by signs of healing in nature such as newly formed tree bark. Earlier self-healing materials do not change colour and require focused laser light for repairs. This new material turns red when damaged and repairs itself when exposed to visible light or changes in temperature or pH. It can also fix itself multiple times, unlike previous materials. Like all plastics the new material contains long chains of polymers, except that the chains are linked by small molecular bridges that break and change the plastic's shape when it is scratched. This shape-change produces the bruise, which disappears when energy from the light enables the bridges to reform and the plastic to heal. Urban, who presented the research at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego, California, last week, says the new material is not expensive. "It could be used anywhere really, the sky is the limit." Source: New Scientist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted April 5, 2012 Veteran Share Posted April 5, 2012 that could come in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protocol7 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Apple should buy this up and add it to all their products. Buy the New New iPad. Now with iSore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Lyons10 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Wow. That's pretty neat. I wonder if we'll ever actually see it's release though... :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 iSore. Apple iSore cream, $500 for 500ml bottle. Apply to plastic bruised casing to remove bruised marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Perfect for when I'm in the mood to beat the wife & kids. :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted April 5, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted April 5, 2012 very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Apple should buy this up and add it to all their products. Buy the New New iPad. Now with iSore. Ipad turning red with damage? I'd think it'd be called something else related to the name.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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