Autoglass creates self-repairing glass for phones

Autoglass has today announced a scientific breakthrough by developing glass that repairs itself Pocket-lint has learnt.

According to scientists at the company's headquarters in Bedford, the company has designed a new type of glass that when broken or cracked automatically fixes itself.

"For the last couple of years, particularly since interacting with fans on Twitter and Facebook, we’ve had countless requests to fix people’s cracked smartphone screens using the resin we use to mend vehicle windscreens and windows,” John Aubrey, the lead scientist for Autoglass exclusively told Pocket-lint.

“Eventually, we realised we were potentially missing a trick, so started to work on a project under the radar to develop a revolutionary new glass which mends itself.”