Japanese teacher discovers self-repairing plastic glass

Cracking the problem: Yanagisawa looking at a piece of repaired broken resin glass after pressing the pieces back together at the university’s lab in Tokyo. — AFP

Tokyo: A Japanese researcher has developed – by accident – a new type of glass that can be repaired by simply pressing it back together after it cracked.

The discovery opens the way for super-durable glass that could triple the lifespan of everyday products like car windows, construction materials, fish tanks and even toilet seats.