Some ceramics have been made to self-heal these cracks, but it usually requires chemical reactions that take place at very high temperatures. For the new study, the researchers found that a particular ...

A new type of self-healing concrete has debuted in the U.S. market. The concrete, which is called Basilisk Self-Healing Concrete, gets its self-healing properties from bacteria that is mixed into it.

Q: After successfully using castor oil to heal those pesky fingertip cracks I get every winter, I decided to try it on the corners of my mouth. They are always cracked and sometimes bleed. Nothing ...

(Left and middle) Self-healing process in ceramics, which completes in as little as one minute. (Right) A network of manganese oxide (green) facilitates self-healing (Image: NIMS) Self-healing ...

(Nanowerk News) A NIMS-YNU research group discovered that self-healing ceramics undergo three healing stages analogous to bone healing processes: inflammation, repair and remodeling. Using clues ...