![Carnegie Mellon Develops Self-Healing Composite Material [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/CMU-Self-Healing_web-with-video-600x275-1.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Bruce Brown | May 27, 2020 | Enabling Tech
The carpenter’s adage “Measure three times, cut once” may not apply with devices made from a new composite material developed at Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve written about self-healing properties before, such as the work at the Cockrell...
![Self-Healing Conductor Resists Damage [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/CM-healing-circuits.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Alfred Poor | August 6, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Printed electronics are going to play an increasing role in wearable devices. The technology can be flexible, lightweight, and more durable than traditional rigid printed circuit boards. As we rely on devices to address health and medical issues, however, we need them...
![Self-Healing Soft Robot Repairs Damage [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/09/Sel-heal-soft-robotics.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | August 29, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
In general, living organisms can heal themselves when they suffer minor injuries, but machines can’t. They have to soldier on — if they can — until somebody comes along and repairs them. As we come to expect more human behavior from robots, however,...
![Magnetic Ink Heals Itself When Broken [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/11/Self-heal-magnetic-ink.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | November 8, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
As I’ve often said, wearable devices have to “disappear” into the background of our lives. This means that you should have to strap on a wrist band or remember to carry something in your pocket or purse. One possible solution is the creation of...
![New Plastic Can Stretch 100x and Self-Heal [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/05/Stanford-polymer.jpg?resize=599%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | May 5, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
The future of wearable Health Tech devices is closely tied to the development of new materials. As we try to link living organisms more closely to digital electronics, we will need all sorts of flexible materials that are bio-compatible and capable of performing...
