A healing hand

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 13:16

The proverb ‘self-help is the best help’ stand true today more than ever, even when it comes to cure that pain in the neck. Giridhar Luthria, a practitioner of self-healing tells Gauri Rane how.

Soon, `self-healing` batteries that may never wear out

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 16:52

Researchers have created the first battery electrode that is capable of healing itself.

Soon, `self-healing` batteries that may never wear out

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 15:40

In a first, scientists have invented a battery electrode that heals itself, paving way for next generation of long-lasting batteries for electric cars, cell phones and other electronic devices.

Coming soon `self-healing` materials

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 14:58

Researchers have discovered that under certain conditions, putting a cracked piece of metal under tension, exerting a force that would be expected to pull it apart, has the reverse effect, causing the crack to close and its edges to fuse together.

Video: Watch world’s first self-healing polymer in action

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 19:58

Scientists in Spain claim to have created the world’s first self-healing polymer, a plastic that repairs itself spontaneously and independently without any outside intervention.