Self-healing rubber bounces back

[LondonOllie]

A material that is able to self-repair even when it is sliced in two has been invented by French researchers.......

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[Hornius Emeritus]

Condom manufacturers are lining up.

 

[Smurfette]

"The as-yet-unnamed material - a form of artificial rubber - is made from vegetable oil and a component of urine"

yup. I want kids everywhere playing w/ urine

 

[jmatt]

You do know that urine is sterile, right?

 

[MaduroUTMB]

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[BattleshipTexas]

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[Dr Fear]

Welcome to the age of "smart materials".... made from piss.

 

[DCLonghorn8]

Sweet! A house full of toys that smell like a phone booth. Awesome.

 

[Macanudo]

I've heard of this. It's called rubber cement.

 

[Math Mudrat]

So could we make a rubber, piss-smelling T-1000?

 

[crayon1973]