Thursday, March 7, 2013

Self-Healing Concrete Uses Sunlight to Fix Its Own Cracks

Even the tiniest cracks on the surfaces of concrete structures can lead to big problems if they aren’t immediately repaired. Now researchers have demonstrated a sunlight-induced, self-healing protective coating designed to fix cracks on the surface of concrete structures before they grow into larger ones that compromise structural integrity.

Read more: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/511911/self-healing-concrete-uses-sunlight-to-fix-its-own-cracks/

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