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Erik Schlangen: 一條"自行癒合"的柏油路

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Erik Schlangen |

TEDxDelft

• October 2012

柏油路好看，但是容易被破壞，而且整修要花不少錢。Erik Schlangen 展示了一種新型的、由簡單物質製作的多孔柏油路，它有著驚人的特色：當路面出現裂縫時，它能夠藉由電磁感應的加熱方式"癒合"。

柏油路好看，但是容易被破壞，而且整修要花不少錢。Erik Schlangen 展示了一種新型的、由簡單物質製作的多孔柏油路，它有著驚人的特色：當路面出現裂縫時，它能夠藉由電磁感應的加熱方式"癒合"。

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Experimental micromechanics pioneer

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Erik Schlangen is a civil engineer and pioneer of experimental micromechanics, who focuses on making industrial materials more durable.

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