A University of California looks Angeles-led team of chemists and engineers has expanded a transparent plastic that if fractured will meliorate itself when heated - a discovery that can be used to create self-repairing works The findings are reported in the March 1 issue of the journal Science.

A University of California looks Angeles-led team of chemists and engineers has expanded a transparent plastic that if fractured will meliorate itself when heated - a discovery that can be used to create self-repairing works

The findings are reported in the March 1 issue of the journal Science. The material, which the researchers call Automend, is a tough, clear plastic that is solid at scope temperature and has mechanical properties similar to epoxy resin. Automend can be fractured and