Self-Healing Plastics

It is a rare occasion to find someone that has not experienced the utter horror of getting a new gadget and then seeing the screen broken in a million pieces within several weeks. Those people need a medal. Enter Vitrimers. These plastics are the creation of Ludwik Liebler, a materials scientist at the ESCPI Institute in Paris. The unique properties of this material is that it can reform after being broken with heat and a chemical catalyst. This plastic isn't just great for mobile devices, it will have so many more uses such as in transportation. It can also be used in the medical field for treating injuries and even accelerating healing. There is still a lot of research to be done on these materials before they can hit shelves but the field of self-healing materials is definitely growing. In the mean time, make sure you chose the right places to play the gaming applications and not around water.