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A cracked smartphone screen that repairs itself overnight, or a bridge that can automatically fix tiny fractures before they become dangerous. This is not science fiction—these are examples of self-healing materials.
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Use synthetic diamond to convert the beta decay of radioactive carbon-14 (¹⁴C) into a steady trickle of electricity
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