Researchers create self-mending clothing

Submitted by Diana Bretting on Sun, 08/14/2016 - 14:51
A team of researchers at Pennsylvania State University has claimed to have created self-mending clothing that will do away with the need to pull out a sewing needle in case of an unfortunate tear. The team led by Dr. Melik C. Demirel dipped clothing in a series of special liquid to create self-mending clothing that can simply knits back together following a tear. The researchers noted that they were attempting to create self-healing textiles for the first time
In a press release, Dr. Demirel said, "For the first time we are…