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The plastic that ‘heals itself’

Newshour

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Scientists at the University of Illinois in the US have made a plastic that repairs itself by growing back over holes. Mark Miodownik, Professor of Materials and Society at University College London, says it’s a remarkable product. (Photo: The material halfway through the restoration process. Credit: Ryan Gergely, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, UIUC)

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