Not having to visit an auto shop every other time for minor repairs sounds like heaven. Check out this article on car self-healing technology that uses microcapsules that release a healing agent when broken. https://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-12/car-repairs-itself/
It’s a shame how easily cars get dented. All it takes is a runaway shopping cart or a reckless jerk pulling into an adjacent parking spot. Why not make them from carbon-fiber composites, which are stronger, stiffer and lighter than steel?
Here is another self-healing car. This one uses a paint protection film that repairs scratches and cracks when exposed to sun or heat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPgXBWAst-A
Sounds out of this world, but the tech is being researched. Lamborghini is designing a car whose body panels are made of carbon nanotubes that store electricity. They can detect any cracks in the structure and self-heal by heating themselves.
Not having to visit an auto shop every other time for minor repairs sounds like heaven. Check out this article on car self-healing technology that uses microcapsules that release a healing agent when broken. https://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-12/car-repairs-itself/
Here is another self-healing car. This one uses a paint protection film that repairs scratches and cracks when exposed to sun or heat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPgXBWAst-A
Sounds out of this world, but the tech is being researched. Lamborghini is designing a car whose body panels are made of carbon nanotubes that store electricity. They can detect any cracks in the structure and self-heal by heating themselves.