Friday, February 22, 2008

French chemists on Wednesday announced they had created rubber that heals itself after it has been cut, a breakthrough that could lead to clothes that self-mend if torn and toys that repair themselves if damaged by a tot.

The molecular concoction -- described by other scientists as having "a touch of magic about it" -- can self-heal at room temperature in around 15 minutes by simply pressing the damaged pieces together, they report in the British weekly science journal Nature.
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Sounds to me that many cobblers and seamstresses are gonna be out of jobs if this really turns out well!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

rubber heals in 15mins? tts wayyy too long.

if they made it instant..they could open up new opportunities in the condom market.

think about it.
"the condom tt never breaks, even IF it does!"

Swee said...

Haha thats a brilliant idea! To be honest, I think you would benefit the most, judging by how easy you split your pants..

No more tucking out of shirts to conceal your undies!