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Self-Repairing Plastic

Posted by michael on from the mend-thyself dept.

mpark6288 writes "Recently, the news has been rocked by a discovery: Self-Repairing plastics. As News Factor: Sci Tech reports: "Chemical engineers are pushing plastics to new heights with two new developments: A material called Automend can restore itself to 60 percent of its previous strength and an organic plastic with magnetic properties can be controlled by light." Of course, this has frightening ramifications, as Jay Leno puts it: Cher could live forever."

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  1. lol by Vodak · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So when USPS or other carieers screw up shipping your computer you can fix it yourself?

    I bet the Apple users will be happy since most of thier computer is plastic already =]