Spray-on coating could ice-proof airplanes, power lines, windshields
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 14:21
in Physics & Chemistry
On your car windshield, ice is a nuisance. But on an airplane, a wind turbine, an oil rig or power line, it can be downright dangerous. And removing it with the methods that are available today—usually chemical melting agents or labor-intensive scrapers and hammers—is difficult and expensive work.