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On your car windshield, ice is a nuisance. On an airplane, a wind turbine, an oil rig or power line, it can be downright dangerous. In addition, removing it with the methods available today—usually chemical melting agents or labor-intensive scrapers and hammers—is difficult and expensive.
That could soon change thanks to a durable, inexpensive ice-repellent coating developed by University of Michigan (U-M) researchers. Thin, clear and slightly rubbery to the touch, the spray-on formula could make ice slide off equipment, airplanes, and car windshields with only the force of gravity or a gentle breeze. This could have major implications in industries like energy, shipping and transportation, where ice is a constant problem in cold climates.
The new coating could also lead to big energy savings in freezers, which today rely on complex and energy-hungry defrosting systems to stay frost-free. An ice-repelling coating could do the same job with zero energy consumption, making household and industrial freezers up to 20% more efficient. The coating is detailed in a recent paper* published in the journal Science Advances. |
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Ajouter le résultat dans votre panier Affiner la recherche3-D vision enables challenging adhesive inspection applications in ADHESIVES & SEALANTS INDUSTRY (ASI), Vol. 23, N° 5 (05/2015)
