Materials may lead to self-healing smartphones

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 04:32 in Physics & Chemistry

Taking a cue from the Marvel Universe, researchers report that they have developed a self-healing polymeric material with an eye toward electronics and soft robotics that can repair themselves. The material is stretchable and transparent, conducts ions to generate current and could one day help your broken smartphone go back together again.

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