The takeaway: Engineers from North Carolina State University and the University of Houston have developed a fiber reinforced composite material that can reportedly self-repair more than 1,000 times.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists in the United States have invented a new "self-healing" ...

Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that could make long-duration missions and reusable launch vehicles more resilient.

Imagine trying to design machines that will last forever, regardless of use or destination. Instead of those machines requiring a steady stream of spare parts (essentially impossible for space probes ...

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It’s among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many structures built by the Romans still survive, in some form, thanks to their ...

As winter weather arrives in Michigan, researchers in Lansing have their eyes on four concrete slabs that, they hope, will one day make the state's roads safer during the snowy season — not to mention ...

In an era where artificial intelligence drives critical business decisions, Nikhil Dodda emphasizes that maintaining machine learning model performance is as crucial as building them. Model deployment ...

Self-healing materials are being developed by RIT researchers to further improve additive manufacturing, specifically 3D-printed products, to make them stronger and more resilient. Christopher Lewis ...

Apple Martin posed with a white python for Self-Portrait’s Resort 2026 campaign, shot by photographer Ryan McGinley at an upstate New York apple orchard. An apple and a snake tempt visitors to a lush ...

Self-healing networks—systems that automatically detect, diagnose and fix network issues without human intervention—promise a future of near-zero downtime, automated fault recovery and more resilient ...

Self-healing materials could help to increase the longevity of materials, while reducing maintenance costs and increasing their sustainability. They can repair physical damage and increase the ...