[VIDEO] "Self-Healing" Asphalt

Erik Schlangen demos a new type of porous, asphalt made of simple materials with an astonishing feature: When cracked, it can be "healed" by induction heating.

May 25, 2017

Paved roads are nice to look at, but they're easily damaged and costly to repair. Erik Schlangen demos a new type of porous, asphalt made of simple materials with an astonishing feature: When cracked, it can be "healed" by induction heating. 

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