Repair
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Scientists have struggled to develop a single substance that can both speed up wound healing and reduce the formation of scars. Scar reduction medications tend to interfere with the process of healing but now a team has created a patch that can reduce scarring and improve the pace of wound healing.
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A few years ago, we saw a tool called Bondic, which fixes things by applying a layer of liquid plastic that will only set hard when it’s exposed to an included UV light. Now the company is back with BondicEvo, a new model that reportedly improves the "liquid plastic welder."
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A smartphone and tablet repair outfit has found a fitting way to breathe new life into the UK's iconic red telephone boxes. Lovefone is converting the underused booths into the kind of mobile phone repair shop that should probably be avoided by those with a fear of enclosed spaces.
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DARPA has released a video outlining the agency's vision of a mobile robotic servicing system designed to rendezvous with and repair ailing telecommunications satellites.
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A lot of effort goes into keeping our our cities in working order. But a new project could soon see many labor-intensive tasks taken care of by an army of drones that keep a watchful eye over our streets, tending to cracks in our urban environment the moment they begin to appear.
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Tubeless tires have become pretty much standard on higher-end mountain bikes, thanks partly to the fact that they're able to self-seal small punctures. When it comes to larger holes, however, they need a little help. That's why South African cyclist Stefan Sahm created the Sahmurai Sword.
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Mechanic Advisors’ new product is designed to make the appearance of the dreaded check engine light that little bit less disheartening, by giving car owners a portal into the health of their vehicle.
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ScienceStem cells in rats and mice have been mobilized to form new muscle tissue "in situ" (i.e., in the body), possibly paving the way for similar treatment in people with damaged muscle regions.
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ScienceResearchers at the University of Illinois have developed a regenerative plastic system that doesn't just self-repair minor cracks in plastic, but regenerates to heal large holes – and not just once, but multiple times.
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ScienceResearchers have developed a new technique that brings self-healing capabilities to fiber-reinforced composite materials, like those used in airplanes and automobiles. The system relies on 3D vascular networks that release healing agents when ruptured.
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While many Earthlings are sitting down to turkey and plum pudding this Christmas, NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins will be carrying out the third and final of three spacewalks announced by NASA managers on Tuesday to deal with an ammonia leak in one of the stations cooling systems.
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People may make jokes about how duct tape can be used to fix just about anything, but a new product is claimed to be 100 times stronger than our matte-silver friend. It's called FiberFix, and it's a tape impregnated with a resin that reportedly "hardens like steel."
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