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Scientists accidentally capture metals ‘healing’ themselves (www.popsci.com)
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Scientists accidentally capture metals ‘healing’ themselves::Materials scientists witnessed metals—in this case copper and platinum—undergoing the process of 'intrinsic self-healing.'

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[–] wmassingham 4 points 2 years ago

Heck, you can almost do cold welding right here. If you have two very, very flat metal parts, and press them together hard, just with your hands, you can get them to stick together.