Design Monitoring

A 10-year study into the properties of fire ants has put researchers on a path to a self-healing material. Builders, makers, and creatives can look forward to a future in which materials have the ability to heal themselves. Imagine a world in which cracked walls are able to put themselves back together or a tear in your favourite dress doesn’t require stitching to fix. While these may sound like scenes out of a sci-fi movie, scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology are working to harness…