Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Houston have achieved sustained self-healing of a composite material. The findings promise to extend the lifetime of aircraft and ...

Internal damage in fiber-reinforced composites, materials used in structures of modern airplanes and automobiles, is difficult to detect and nearly impossible to repair by conventional methods. A ...

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 ...

Healable spacecraft structures could soon be possible thanks to cutting-edge composite technology. Swiss companies CompPair ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is working on an innovative self-repairing spacecraft technology. This project, created in collaboration with Swiss companies CompPair and CSEM and Belgian firm ...

Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that could make ...

Europe is lagging behind the US and China when it comes to reusable space ...

Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other applications - and can repair itself more than 1,000 times.

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A new self-healing composite allows structures to repair themselves in place, without having to be removed from service. This latest ...

What are Self-Healing Materials? Self-healing materials are a class of advanced materials that have the ability to autonomously repair damage and restore their original properties without external ...

Internal damage in fiber-reinforced composites, materials used in structures of modern airplanes and automobiles, is difficult to detect and nearly impossible to repair by conventional methods. A ...