Self-Healing Materials

June 20, 2007 · Filed Under Business, Creativity, Innovation 

Taking a cue from nature, materials scientists and engineers are using nanotech to create a new generation of self-healing materials.  This has the potential to be one of the most revolutionary innovations of the information age.  Imagine a automotive coating that repairs corrosion and minor dints/dings by itself.  Clothing that heals its own rips and tears.  Mechanical parts that don’t wear out.  Self-repairing roofing and siding.  This has the potential to extend the life of products across the board by an order of magnitude. 

Think of how this kind of innovation could be put to use in your business - what opportunities would it create?

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One Response to “Self-Healing Materials”

  1. Ivan on September 17th, 2007 6:08 pm

    I’m agree with you. Nano-technologies and materials will be the future in any engineering process. It’s exciting to see what is going on.

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