Researchers report breakthrough in ice-repelling materials
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 - 12:42
in Physics & Chemistry
Icy weather is blamed for multibillion dollar losses every year in the United States, including delays and damage related to air travel, infrastructure and power generation and transmission facilities. Finding effective, durable and environmentally stable de-icing materials has been stymied by the stubborn tenacity with which ice adheres to the materials on which it forms.