New Material Could Make Aircraft Deicers a Thing of the Past (IMAGE)

American Chemical Society

New Material Could Make Aircraft Deicers a Thing of the Past

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SLUGs coatings on the right three panels at a test station repel snow and ice, but snow builds up on an untreated panel (far left).

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Chihiro Urata

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