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‘Fossilizing’ cracks in infrastructure create - EurekAlert


In a new study, a team of researchers used research on fossilizing techniques to create a new method for sealing cracks and fractures in rocks and bedrock using a “concretion-forming resin”. This innovative technique has applications in a wide range of industries, from tunnel construction to long-term underground storage of hazardous materials.

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