(Source: The University of Alabama at Birmingham) A resin developed at the Materials Processing and Applications Development center is replacing the metal ring typically used to prevent cracks from furthering down an elephant's tusk. When Birmingham Zoo veterinarians approached researchers from the University of Alabama at BirminghamSchool of Engineering to help them stop a crack from growing in their oldest elephant's tusk, the engineers saw an opportunity to use their expertise in materials science to improve the industry standard for the repair process. Cracks in elephants' tusks have historically been repaired by adhering a metal ring to the tusk in order to stabilize the crack and...
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