Self-healing roads use plant spores to solve pothole problem

Scientists at Swansea University are harnessing AI to create self-healing asphalt from recycled plant spores, potentially saving millions in annual road maintenance.
‘Stunning’ discovery: Metals can heal themselves

From DOE/SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 24/07/23 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Scientists for the first time have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in the process. If the newly discovered phenomenon can be harnessed, it could usher in an engineering revolution — one in which self-healing engines, […]