Friday, January 4, 2019

Carbon is GOOD: MIT chemical engineers create a material that can repair itself using carbon from the air

Carbon is GOOD: MIT chemical engineers create a material that can repair itself using carbon from the air: Airborne carbon can one day serve as a resource to repair damage, maintain structural integrity, or even build entirely new parts. An article in Nanowerks reported the development of a polymer that can absorb carbon dioxide and make use of the resource to improve or expand itself.

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