Accidentally discovered
An engineer in Japan found a new type of glass that can repair itself if it cracks. This can also damage it by various reasons.
Conventional glasses are still in use daily on electronic devices. They still need replacement in case they break. This glass, though, is of a lightweight polymer material in various organic compounds, able to be heated up with 21 degrees Celsius when damaged. You can easily fix the damage on broken pieces just by pressing down hard on them.
Researchers have created a hard material that can heal and even do it on its own. Although this new material is already being mass-produced, the current projects provide more insight into future possibilities.
One student, Yu Yanagisawa, glued his work accidentally together. He found that when the surface of the polymer was cut, the edges would stick together. By applying pressure to the point where damage took place, he was able to watch it mend itself and return to its original state within in a few hours.
Japan has continued to lead the way in scientific breakthroughs, with researchers from the University of Tokyo and Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute recently creating a new type of glass. The composition of this glass is an inorganic compound of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) which has a chemical formula of Al2O3. Glass is a transparent and highly durable material that researchers have now working on developing a method for mass production. For the time being, it will be available to those in need as soon as possible. A glass like this is for various scenarios. It’s mostly preferable in areas such as windows found in buildings and cars, or on screens such as mobile phones and tablets.
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Author: PC-GR
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