Scientists are looking for a self-healing metal

Since years ago, researchers have been trying to develop a variety of self-healing materials. From ceramics to car coatings and even bioplastics, they have all been investigated by researchers with self-healing capabilities. Now, scientists are trying to develop a self-healing metal that can repair tiny cracks caused by fatigue.

According to Tekna technology and technology news service, researchers have made many efforts to develop self-healing metals. So far, it has been assumed that cracking in metal structures such as bridges will get worse over time. But now they have noticed a new feature in a piece of platinum that has changed their minds.

Brad Boyce of A&M University and his colleagues have observed a nanoscale piece of platinum that can repair itself. This observation happened when they were studying cracks in metals using the electron microscope technique. Considering that this technique causes cracks in the metal, but after 40 minutes, they witnessed an unexpected event. This metal was able to show self-healing ability on a very small scale.

In their findings, the researchers confirmed the repair of natural damages of metals by themselves. According to these researchers, they can repair fatigue-related damage at the nanoscale. This feature can have many applications in the real world. Self-healing capability will be widely used in engineering designs and metal structures