Ice-proof coating for big structures relies on a 'beautiful demonstration of mechanics'

Posted On: 2019-05-06

"ANN ARBOR—A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly from even large surfaces has moved researchers closer to their decades-long goal of ice-proofing cargo ships, airplanes, power lines and other large structures. The spray-on coatings, developed at the University of Michigan, cause ice to fall away from structures—regardless of their size—with just the force of a light breeze, or often the weight of the ice itself. A paper on the research is published in Science..."

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https://news.umich.edu/ice-proof-coating-for-big-structures-relies-on-a-beautiful-demonstration-of-mechanics/