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Self-healing electrodes promise cheaper, longer-lasting green hydrogen from water electrolysis
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Self-healing electrodes promise cheaper, longer-lasting green hydrogen from water electrolysis

Components of a 3-stack water electrolysis cell with 25 cm² area (left), and image of the system in operation (right). Credit: Seoul National...

Self-healing circuit boards offer new path to reducing global e-waste
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Self-healing circuit boards offer new path to reducing global e-waste

The recyclable circuit created by teams from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Chemistry. Photo by Alex Parrish for Virginia...

Scalable method creates self-healing, stretchable transistors and circuits
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Scalable method creates self-healing, stretchable transistors and circuits

The self-healing and stretchable electronic modules consist of three main components: a tactile sensor array (left), an active matrix (center), and a light-emitting...

Engineers develop self-healing muscle for robots
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Engineers develop self-healing muscle for robots

Eric Markvicka (left), Robert F. and Myrna L. Krohn Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, along with graduate students Ethan Krings (right) and Patrick...

Self-healing coating lets Nd-Fe-B magnets resist saltwater, ice and mechanical damage
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Self-healing coating lets Nd-Fe-B magnets resist saltwater, ice and mechanical damage

(A) The slippery liquid-infused porous surface coating enhances the corrosion resistance and anti-icing capabilities of Nd-Fe-B magnets; (B) and is expected to find...

Researchers unveil rapid self-healing electronic skin, paving the way for smarter, tougher wearables
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Researchers unveil rapid self-healing electronic skin, paving the way for smarter, tougher wearables

The electronic skin developed by the research team incorporates silver nanowires as a conductive material. Credit: Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation In a...

Synthetic lichen system shows potential for self-healing concrete
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Synthetic lichen system shows potential for self-healing concrete

Graphical abstract. Credit: Materials Today Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.112093 Imagine concrete healing its own cracks like human skin recovering from a cut. That’s...

Self-healing lithium battery stretches, survives punctures and cuts
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Self-healing lithium battery stretches, survives punctures and cuts

Stretchable aqueous Li-ion battery. (G) 50% stretched, (H) 180° twisted, (I) folded, and (J) punctured by a needle. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI:...

Self-healing AI PCs with smart agents are coming, and no, please don’t call them Skynet
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Self-healing AI PCs with smart agents are coming, and no, please don’t call them Skynet

Lakeside Software is teaming up with Intel to use the local power of NPUs Potential advantages include reduced IT costs, improved employee productivity...