Wednesday, 25. August 2004
Topic: SCIENCE - on August 25, 2004 at 12:32:00 PM CEST
Golf ball polymer 'heals' bullet holes
The same material that makes golf balls tough may soon make bullet holes vanish in "self-healing" aircraft fuel tanks, say US navy researchers.
Recently, US scientists discovered that a commercially sold polymer - used to coat bowling pins, helmets, and golf balls - displays a curious property when shot at: it can immediately "pave over" the bullet holes.
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