Versatile new material family could build realistic prosthetics, futuristic army platforms
Researchers have developed a new family of polymers that can self-heal, have shape memory and are recyclable
Date:
August 14, 2020
Source:
Texas A&M University
Summary:
Nature's blueprint for the human limb is a carefully layered structure with stiff bone wrapped in layers of different soft tissue, like muscle and skin, all bound to each other perfectly. Achieving this kind of sophistication using synthetic materials to build biologically inspired robotic parts or multicomponent, complex machines has been an engineering challenge.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200814163309.htm
