Self-Healing Coating Could Make Scratch-Proof Cars

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By Eliza Strickland
Mar 13, 2009 5:54 PMNov 5, 2019 5:27 AM
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Fixing a scratch on your car could soon be as easy as parking it in a sunny driveway for an hour. Researchers have invented a self-healing coating that mends scratches when exposed to ultraviolet light, and say the material could keep everything from cars to iPods looking shiny and new. The research team

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