Smart rubber promises self-mending products

[YourMomsPedifile]

I'm on the weird side of youtube again T^T i always end up here some how...

[gogetitlady]

will it blend

[marsCubed]

It's like that saw-someone-in-half magic trick.. except for worms.

[mikeccuk2006]

good for clothings, especially for sport that damage occasionally.

Plastic bags, no more holes.

Socks, no more holes

Cars chassis, just repair the shape once crashed :D

[KooKas2oo8]

@mikeccuk2006 Cars, no, everything else, possibly

[nambinhvu]

@mikeccuk2006 Rubber socks? lmfao XD wth

[maxjovine]

thats UHU

[crunchycar]

well it wouldnt help if it healed it one hour after your condom snapped

[locouk]

@crunchycar But supposing it healed to you and your woman whist in the act? Lmao... Instant conjoined twins :o)

[tuvoca]

Wouldn't this be nice in tires?

[xtremestunt]

Definately.

[KevinSilentControl]

in tires the pieces won't come back together like showed in this vid. so i don't think so.. but would be pretty awesome is it works :D

[Doma111222333]

and condoms FAST!!

[theyoungster2]

cool! now we can make self-repairing legos! XD

[KaOssis]

i wondered where i'ed left my chewing gum!

[gc6133]

lol at the beggining... crackhead!

[medicineman4ever]

Yay polymers!

[Co7in]

thusly a film could be controlled to only let particle ABOVE a certain mass through (and therefore if homogenous certain volume), and as long as a repair is conducted before a smaller matter tries to penetrate the film then then it's efforts will be thwarted by the film.

If anyone want to verify or conversely if anyone want to discredit my theory please feel free? I would be very interested to see some other peoples opinions on the feasability. Cheers!

[Co7in]

I remembered hearing about this stuff a while back, and just had an idea which could integrate a future version of this.. first person to patent it wins :P, anyway, a conventional filter/strainer works by stopping large particles passing through, this could be used to produce an antifilter, where the particle must have enough force (and therefore mass and acceleration) to pass through a film of this if all and as all the particles have the same acceleration then mass becomes the sole variable

[chrisb000]

My son can do that with smart playdough!! :p

[pwnstr08]

why video cuts this must be fake

[duckduck15]

no actually its not....smart rubber is real..and it is possible because of intermolecular forces called hydrogen bonding

[TheMisterP]

I would believe it if it wasn't recorded with a 1930 camcorder.

[dinmagic]

"Why did the bug the on bottom right appeared, why does it look like its going fast motion...its fake!"

Not to be mean but comments like that are just annoying. Its better to read the history of this material and to just spray out random stuff claiming that it is a fake.

[blazednlovinit]

nice, i trust new scientist, i used to read it a lot.

[Soufpaw]

poor French scientists, I hope nobody shows them silly putty because their little hearts will break

[EddyMcK]

@Soufpaw I lol'd

[ravemissioneight]

@Soufpaw silly putty is actually a liquid polymer of silicone compounds held together covalently. thats why you can reform two pieces of silly putty into one piece since identical liquids will homogenate. smart rubber is a solid held together only by hydrogen bonds. you can break and reform hydrogen bonds and not covalent bonds, thats why smart rubber can be "healed". entirely different from silly putty. thats why this discovery merits publication in Nature.

[M1Hb]

so what ?!

[danydevil123]

or if your condom tares halfway through intercourse ;)

[Jepsion]

I want that shit inside my tires!

[qpc2010]

there are bubbles in the rubber filled with a substance that is basically liquid rubber, when the rubber breaks, some of the stuff is let out and when it hardens, viola, mended rubber. only downside is that the rubber will eventually run out of self mending stuff and it wont work anymore.

[nopebbletossed]

no...the rubber itself is held together purely by hydrogen bonds, which will reform without any energy change needed. there is no gusher style liquid bubbles.

[qpc2010]

well then there is more than one kind of self healing material, the one i described i read about in popular mechanics

[rockkid1000]

You idiot, when he was stretching the rubber, it ended up longer than the original thing.

[cameronlian]

thats a apple flavored sour punch straw. see the sugar after he cuts it, and when he pulls it he is letting it slip through his fingers for the illusion.

[raiden233]

can you explain to me how it works cause i cannot think of anything other than living tissue that (mends) like that+u think that maybe some chemical reacts with air?but then how can air come between the two pieces?

[spliter88]

Nanotechnology, there are particles and structures that if forced against each other can create bonds similar to those that were created when the liquid solidifies or (in this case) similar to the bonds that the acids made for making rubber create

[ShadowMarshal9525]

if all else fails break out the duct tape ^_^

[Raerikk]

Christ. There's some worryingly thick people out there... GCSE science explains how this works, and yet there's STILL hundreds of "its fake" comments.

[svctutorials]

its fake ;)

[Asvaghosa]

I would like to know what makes you say so

[svctutorials]

omg i was jk

[ewmegoolies]

Not a fake, read the attached link, the article explains in detail what the french inventor did.

[mtregi]

nice, breakproof condoms!!!

[oshikorosu]

nonono, the condoms would just break and then heal themselves so then you can reuse them! =D

[MRCHEEZLE117]

EEEEW

[DaanVerhagen]

why the hell is it in black and white T_T

[deathcloud33]

Is it just me, or is this just a more viscous version of Silly Putty?

[panthers11baller]

IS THAT A NOODLE?

[faythxtranquiliteh]

*sighs* This is a pretty cool idea. I don't see why people are putting it down. 1. Why SHOULD it be fake? There is a perfectly good explanation as to why it could work. 2. Think of all the great uses: No more broken zips on bags. Oh yeah, and the one everyone else has been mentioning ;) And car tyres - theyre expensive ya know! I think it's cool.

[CT0990]

Tyres. Nice use of second grade inventive spelling there, champ.

[faythxtranquiliteh]

*raises eyebrow* Haha, you're so funny. Ever heard of typos??

[m1sterh0tsauc3]

super glue!!!

[giniemorgand]

This is not fake stupid guys

[flartnard]

ah yes i suppose you ingrates also believe that silicone also has a tendancy to act on kenetic energy without potential energy. it obviously bonds not mixes, idiot.silly putty sticks, that bonds on a much different level

[ThompsonSeedless]

you shouldnt waste your time on them they're the same people that believe unsubstantiated accounts of ancient alien civilizations on earth before great floods, etc

[Seretur00]

roger

[loathi]

Oh yes, New Scientist is known for making fake videos :p

[gregor00005]

Great, its fake. make a video with no cutting.

[neweddie20]

lame. someone must have been real bored

[Amidity]

This also works with silly putty >_>

[bitRAKE]

"Smart Rubber" - for the guys who can't quite think with their other head. "Smart Rubber" - STD protection for the 21st centry. Are you having trouble finding the hole? - Then try "Smart Rubber"! Beyond french ticklers, bored with your Prince Albert, or just up for something new? "Smart Rubber" - finding new ways to pleasure her have never been easier!

[Promethesis]

The video is reversed guys

[graboid90]

It's made of a chemical present in urine.

[d00jolta]

Well, so are pretzels.

[DonOwnsYou]

If it wasn't cut with a very sharp object and put back together quickly it wouldn't work...

So, in real would applications, i don't see this being useful.

[sikorski]

Well, it featured in New Scientist on 20 Feb rather than 1 April. So it's believable.

[mustardy]

its not self repairing, its just making new atomic bonds, same as chewing gum, putty, or most pther polymers. fresh cut metals will also exibit this behavior

[cabz0r]

gotta love the biodegradable properties of that.. haha environmentalist's worst nightmare

[13625042522]

这是什么

[MeepOfDoom]

silly putty.

[korencek]

chewing gum.

[korencek]

this is like a chewing game.

[cosmosvision]

i think it is a gummie worm

[dsgb520]

FAKE

[mulletstation]

willy wanker's everlasting dildos

[damianoboy]

that looks like the wax they give u at the orthodontist

[crazyaries3]

You are so right.

[gaaras1grl]

ok 3 things

1) wats with the condoms???

2) this is such a great break through!

3) anyone have a taco?

[simonddavies]

Its actually a new material some scientists made that has the elastic properties of rubber, but can re-bond at the atomic level.

read the notes!

[simplyno]

make a better video, the same can be done with gum

[torturedoranges]

revolutionizing everything! no more flat tires. no more broken condoms. no more tore shoe soles. this could make car accidents a thing of the past!

[simonddavies]

not unbreakable, just that it can repair itself.

U can still get a flat, but to repair, u would have to pressurize and wait for the hole to rebound.

[Amphritritus]

yes because rubbing being able to bond with itself again will somehow make people better drivers

[DukeandDoc]

Revolutionizing the condom industry

[baseballer242]

yippeeeeee

[ticjosh]

i went to site on side it says about the shoes and gloves i see nothing about condoms.. this would fix them oops out there.

[St33LKiLLs]

well thats like saying how can rubber help you? its bassically just that but it can be reused.

[Roeshamboe05]

What this video is showing is if the rubber is damaged (it doesn't have to be cut in half just "hurt") it has the ability to "self heal." Amazing break through. Rubber and rubber particles are used in almost anything you can think of. 1 example durable cell phones.  My cell phone has rubber particles in it (as do the majority of cell phones) the rubber particles help prevent the cell phone from taking damage when its dropped for example. Now imagine a cell phone with self healing rubber O.O

[NotReallyADoctor]

does this mean..

reusable condoms??

[katgab4]

lmfao

[torturedoranges]

no. it doesnt.

[Toledosteal]

A lot of people have said what possible use could this be.

I think the beauty of new technology is not what we think it can't do but what it ends up doing when a huge number of people suddenly find it profitable to dream up new inventions.

Something like this, to cite a lowly example, could be used to extend the life of infrastructre that otherwise just decays into nothingness. If wires, pipes and conduits could heal themselves...well things would be a lot more durable.

[liquidcool1982]

how will this posibly help me at all?

[fklc]

lets see this without an edit after putting it back together.

[GA101]

Firstly this is in development so its currently slow and not very strong. But it can be used in for example car tyres to easily repair punctures, fan belts also a idea is for seamless bags rip it open put edges together, good as new.

[kadjel]

Or, better yet, recycled death-robots. Mercuriod robots from the future are bad for the environment.

Reduce(all the buildings), Reuse(the fallen), Recycle(an unstoppable army)

[kogomelacaga]

In some ways that is bad, if used in food. Imagine someone ripping open chips, putting poison and put the edges together, good as new. Scary ..... but i doubt they'll use it in food =) I would love it on tires like u said

[babybuddybear]

alright i'll use my imagination. i'll spit my gum out and take it apart and put it back together again. i wounder what else it can do.. stick to a wall maybe. ??? NOT MUCH IMAGINATION IN THIS. (@marhharris)

[marhharris]

Almost as amazing to me- as this innovative breakthrough- is the fact there are so many narrow minds posting here with 'dependant-esque' questions such as, "How is this going to help us"? (ya ever 'think' of perhaps using what we call 'imagination' & maybe you'll come up with a possible answer to your own petty question instead of relying on others?)...... hmmm -- perhaps that is why these negative Neds don't offer diddly squat while visionaries offer much. Good job Leibler.

[babybuddybear]

what is it gonna do and how will it benefit our lives?

[marhharris]

Hi buddybear... my post below wasn't directed at your post, as you seem to be asking objectively without the negative attitude as allot of these seemingly 'imagination-less' naysayers :)

[MILFHUNTER947]

how is this going to help me, or the world in any way, its just fucking rubber that mends itself back in an hour, nothing special at all

[werdnanotroh]

well at least u can reuse it.

[zxq12]

how the fuck does this help us

[werdnanotroh]

u can reuse the same rubber band ur entire life.

[garyopenshaw2004]

did you know this video has been ripped on to another account thay did it to me too

[furzaki]

although normally there are not enough hydrogen bonds for the rubber to re-couple in this way. The solution devised by Leibler and colleagues is to simply get rid of the ionic and covalent bonds. They developed a transparent, yellowy-brown rubber in which crosslinking is performed only by hydrogen bonds.'"

[furzaki]

'Regular rubber gets its strength from the fact that long chains of polymer molecules are coupled, or "crosslinked," in three different ways: through covalent, ionic, and hydrogen bonding between molecules. Of these three bond types, only the hydrogen bonds can be remade once a material is fractured,

[jokertim777]

This video which demonstates the "smart rubber" fails to address the practical concerns. Can't you just super glue it and be done in 5 minutes rather than an hour wait time? What (if any) are the practical applications envisioned by the creators? Or is that someone else's job?

[paulinthailand]

what is the difference between this and chewing gum?

[AnotherProfit]

Agreed, it doesn't 'self mend'at all. Ya squidge it together again and its gluey. Bunch of arse.

Woopee the French have invented chewing gum, 50 years late...

[bobthemagiccamel]

This is not an adhesive. It chemically reacts with itself, fixing the bonds which where broken. The fixed rubber has the same strength and properties as it did before the break, whereas if it were stuck together there'd be an area with different properties.

[coresnake]

EPIC SCIENCE

[coldblooded666]

make it mend faster and we have the perfect condom lol

[satansrighthandman]

shes's blinded me with science.this is great stuff.

[cclover31]

ok,its sad when people like me make fun of other peoples videos but you make it so much easyer... i think ill make fun of your videos next.

[samcaruso01]

LOL!!! i love that posting below, just one word "SCIENCE"

[Digeridude]

If your shoes touch someone else's, they'll melt together.

[hatemachine777]

SCIENCE

[sanguina555]

i want it, but bolder

[Nosforit]

Bollocks! It's just vulcanizing rubber! Been around forever.

[Str187]

do we really need this. lol :D

[alzeNL]

Skynet purchases rights to it and uses the skin in the T1

[shoobibear44]

oh dear

[nophonies]

Clearly the work of the devil.

[dewseux]

neat trick nice hands

[sashaschmendrik]

normal rubber returns to previous state.. I don't see this rubber return to previous state after streching it.. I can do the same thing with a pieace of warm candle wax...

[leppee]

should add to my previous comment..

that IF this is as good as it seems

good work lads

hope to see the end use soon, i can imagine driving down a highway, tyre blows out, i shove the bits back together,,,and i can drive off.

sceptic = yes

if this is real = top job and major praise

[Semimaru]

agreed 100%!

[leppee]

its silly putty but markII

sure it "may" be a new compound

but notice the video even claims to double time the stretch.

i say give it a good rip and that cut will split.

that or it will shatter,,,,just like silly putty,

then again what would i know...im only a nerd who deals with this kinda stuff (through ppl i work for/with)

[Stannnnnnnnn]

From the New Scientist article:

When the material melds together again.

The material could eventually make it a cinch to repair holes in shoes, snapped fan belts and punctured kitchen gloves. It might also make strange new products possible -- for instance bags that can be ripped open and then resealed. "You don't need a zip when you can make a resealable hole in it," Leibler says.

Pretty neat, wondrous possibilities.

[Gicior]

Meh, I can make the same video with chewing gum or toffee.

[Massmurder456]

Taffy?

[Jmcenanly]

How well would this work for abrasion, as in things like tires and shoe heels?

[itwasthedog]

That was my first thought too! Conveyor belts, rollers - might save a bundle on maintainence costs...

[Equanimous]

didn't you learn anything from terminater 2.

Self healing robots is so hard to kill !! ;-)

[miliways]

It takes time to let it mend, so you can't film a 2 minute video showing it cut, mend, and stretch.

[captemerika]

How dumb to cut the video after repairing it and before stretching it. How do we know it's the same piece?

Here's what you do:

1) cut

2) repair

3) stretch

no cuts. And do a better job of stretching. It kind of looked like it was sliding between your fingers more than stretching. Maybe you should mark on it with a pen.

[v4lgrind]

Possibly because uploading one hour of rest-and-mend video vould be cruel an unusual to the viewers?

[paleogryph]

Why did they film it in B&W? Do they think it's some kind of "art film"?

[manofsan]

I can do that with chewing gum.

Are you sure this is revolutionary?

[kdrive113]

Yes, chewing gum can "heal" itself, but that requires special conditions, a.k.a., it must be moist. As I understand this video, it is under normal conditions, and after healing, it retains its former properties, strength and ability to stretch. Try healing gum the same way by letting it sit for an hour and then stretch it. You can't do the same thing.

[V15U4L3RR0R]

How interesting. I wander what it's molecular structure is like?

[prlucas1]

I think it has something to do with hydrogen bonds. (As opposed to ionic or covalent bonds that usually bond solids)

[Massmurder456]

Covalent Bonds bind non-metals...

[newscientistvideo]

prlucas1 is basically right. Most polymers like this hold themselves together using a combination of hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds and covalent bonds. This one only has hydrogen bonds.

[V15U4L3RR0R]

Ahh right. Thank you. It's certainly a very interesting product.

[marc08886]

Its made from fatty acids, like those found in vegetable oil, and urea... both reusable and not dependent on petroleum... but still how cool is this?!

[aquamammal]

very awesome.

I wonder how much we can trust these things. I'm thinking of Nalgenes. It has very cool properties, aka indestructible, but the flip side is it gives you cancer (though a lot of things give you cancer, just not as hardcore as Nalgene)

Also, this is plastic, which means it needs petroleum, which I understand we should move away from. Maybe just with respect to cars, we can make other shitte out of it. What you people think?

[Meph0Meph0]

Once we have solved the problem of moving from oil to alternative fuel, we don't have to worry anymore about using petrolium. There's plenty around to make plastics and rubber and if there's not, we can always make it ourselves, since we'll have plenty of energy from fusion reactors.

[aquamammal]

Fuck fusion. What a pipe dream.

We need to run on sunlight. The only real sustainable way to develope.

Check out Biomimicry by Janine Benyus.

Even if Fusion is possible, it's very very stupid. I don't think we will need it anyway.

[superfisto]

Awesome.

[TECHKLEC]

A long chain Polymer?

[ArthBHx]

wow

[JayAllegro]

Perfect for condoms!

[cheb07]

i was just gonna say! lol

[Akumasama]

+17 for you.

[kvj4]

wow