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- Rubber bands that you can break open, encircle an object, and then re-connect the rubber band. Also wouldn't succumb to cracking over time.

- Improved tread life on tires

- Serpentine belts that never crack and break

- If it can be made cheaply into large sheets, could be used for cheap, easy, and effective roofs for temporary shelters and/or third world countries.

- Non-cracking rubber epoxy for sealing/filling cracks in homes.

- A 1in diameter tube of this would be perfect for cable conduit. Rip it open at the top, feed the cables in, let it zip itself up as you go along.]]>Dec 4th 2008 12:52PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/12/04/self-healing-rubber-may-lead-to-crack-proof-roads/http://www.switched.com/2008/12/04/self-healing-rubber-may-lead-to-crack-proof-roads/Dec 4th 2008 3:55PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/12/04/self-healing-rubber-may-lead-to-crack-proof-roads/http://www.switched.com/2008/12/04/self-healing-rubber-may-lead-to-crack-proof-roads/Dec 4th 2008 4:02PM