WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the 1991 film "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," a malevolent time-traveling and shape-shifting android called T-1000 that was made of liquid metal demonstrated a unique quality.

First it was self-healing polymers. Then it was self-healing concrete. Now we have self-healing metals. A team of scientists at the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico recently observed a ...

Imagine a robotic arm that repairs itself after being torn or an artificial muscle that continues to function after sustaining damage. This new material – developed through the incorporation of liquid ...

Recent breakthroughs in scientific research have opened up a fascinating world where materials can “heal” themselves. A pioneering group of scientists has successfully developed a metal with ...

Hammersmith Bridge footing and chains swathed in insulating foil and cooled to 13 Celsius to prevent further cracking in heatwave of up to 34 Celsius. Image taken on July 14, 2022. Credit - Ian ...

During an experiment, scientists were baffled to learn about the self-healing properties of metal. If they can learn to control and understand the process, then it could be the foundation of an ...

A research team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy and Texas A&M University has discovered a new phenomenon straight from science fiction: self-healing metals that can fuse back together ...

A crack team of engineers at the University of Illinois has developed an electronic circuit that autonomously self-heals when its metal wires are broken. This self-healing system restores conductivity ...

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