As a boy growing up in Brazil 40 years ago, Marc A. Meyers marveled at the lightweight toughness of toucan beaks that he occasionally found on the forest floor. Now a materials scientist and professor ...
The interior of the toucan's beak is rigid "foam" made of bony fibers and drum-like membranes sandwiched between outer layers of keratin, the protein that makes up fingernails, hair and horn. The ...
There are many varieties of colors for toucans, but most are red, green, yellow, blue and most of the rainbow colors to be exact.
The five toucan genus (and some examples of species of toucans) are: Aulacorhynchus - the green toucanets, such as the emerald toucanet Selenidera - the often called dichromatic toucanets such as ...
A toucan can thank the marvels of 3-D printing for a life-changing procedure. It is not clear how the bird, named Tieta, lost the upper part of her beak, but veterinarians at a Brazilian wildlife ...
There's a toucan in Costa Rica who may have his faith in humanity restored. The toucan, who has been named Grecia, was reportedly attacked by some youths who tore off the upper part of his beak. He ...
What makes the colorful beak of a toucan both strong and light? To find out, University of California, San Diego, materials scientist and engineer Marc A. Meyers and his colleagues studied the ...
ROCK HILL — Beaten, abused and unable to fend for itself, Grecia the toucan was nearly left for dead. That’s when Rock Hill company 3D Systems stepped in to help. And you can now watch the whole story ...