This current event is about a man named Mark W. Urban who creates a plastic that is like a skin. This plastic bleeds red when scratched and then heals itself. This invention is very unique which probably made it a news story. Also, it is extremely hard to make self healing materials and it is one of the most biggest current research areas in materials science. When the plastic is scratched or cutmolecular bridges break you could then see a visible color change in this case a red blotch. This project was made in the University of Southern Mississippi and then presented in San Diego. This event happened on March 26, 2012. This event happened because it was very hard to do and someone actually did it exceedingly well.
I believe that this idea or invention was very remarkable and unique. Also when I was reading down the page to find an article my eyes locked onto this one. It also explained what happened when it got cut or scratched and how the bridges would break and release the red blotch. Anyone who read this article would of had a perfect understanding about. It just shocks me that people could actually make self healing plastics. This article also expressed modern day science at its best. Maybe some day they will make a material that could heal anything on earth. I wish that I could see this plastic heal itself it must be an amazing sight.
