Published in Applied Physics Letters · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers have developed a way to remove ice and frost from surfaces efficiently using less than 1% of the energy needed for traditional methods. The technique works by melting the interfacial layer directly, allowing the ice to slide off the surface.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Defrosting surfaces in seconds American Institute of Physics · Aug 30, 2019 · first to report
- Researchers develop technique to de-ice surfaces in seconds University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau · Sep 3, 2019