DNA synthesis on a damaged template requires tolerant DNA polymerases. Crystallographic analysis has captured a Y-family polymerase synthesizing across an abasic site, providing insight into the mechanisms of DNA damage tolerance and mutation.

An intrusion tolerant database uses damage assessment techniques to detect damage propagation scales in a corrupted database system. Traditional damage assessment approaches in a intrusion tolerant database system can only locate damages which are caused by reading corrupted data. In fact, there are many other damage spreading patterns that have not been considered in traditional damage assessm...

Conformal polymer coating leads to damage-tolerant architected ceramic structures with high strength and toughness.

This paper reviews recent research on cement based composites design for damage tolerance. Specific focus is placed on the influence of fiber and interface properties on the complementary energy of the composite crack bridging behavior, which in turn governs the mechanics of composite fracture. The theoretical concepts are illustrated with examples of highly damage tolerant cement based composi...