Self-healing plastic mimics blood clotting (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

By James Morgan
Science reporter, BBC News

A new plastic that "heals itself" has been designed, meaning your cracked phone screen or broken tennis racquet could mend its own wounds.

The polymer automatically patches holes 3cm wide, 100 times bigger than before.

Inspired by the human blood clotting system, it contains a network of capillaries that deliver healing chemicals to damaged areas.

The new material, created by engineers at the University of Illinois, is described in Science journal.

For decades scientists have dreamed of plastics that heal themselves like human skin.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27296365

[Xipe Totec]

1. If you prick me, do I not... leak?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xr7jo8_funny-moment-on-star-trek-the-next-generation-with-data-drunk_shortfilms

[packman]

2. Why does this scare me?

Some things should be immutable-things that break should not heal themselves, IMHO-except for bones and broken hearts.

[Javaman]

3. Personally, I welcome our selfhealing tennis racket overlords. nt