October 28, 2021 – Peter van Barneveld
Thanks to engineers of the Rice University I know in the future it is possible to protect the steel of bridges. They developed a compound that can protect anything above or below the water made of steel that requires protection from the elements, like bridges.
Besides protecting steel against salty water, the compound of sulfur and selenium is self-healing. They found out that if you give the alloy a poke, it recovers. And if it needs to recover quickly, they can assist it with heat. Really amazing!
This makes me wonder if we can develop more self-healing materials and compounds, so they can contribute to build a sustainable future!
Would love to read what you think!
Want to read more? This is the future signal source: Anticorrosion coating sets new benchmark.
