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5 Ws: Aerospace
5 Ws of Ice-Shedding Coating
A team of researchers at University of Houston have developed a deicing spray in which detachment can be accurately controlled and accelerated.
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Briefs: Materials
Method Enables Wings to be De-Iced in Flight
The technique controls rather than combats ice formation.
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Briefs: Materials
Material Removes Ice Buildup Without Power or Chemicals
From airplane wings, to overhead power lines, to the giant blades of wind turbines, a buildup of ice can cause problems ranging from impaired performance all the way to catastrophic...
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Products of Tomorrow
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow. To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that innovation.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Aircraft Deicing Decision Support Tool (DST)
Smooth and efficient operation of the National Airspace System depends on timely execution of flight-related events. Weather can severely disrupt the carefully planned flight schedules at a hub airport and impact travelers through out the country. In particular, a snowstorm may cause substantial...
Application Briefs: Aerospace
Air-Data System Detects Aircraft Icing
Michigan Aerospace Corporation (MAC) has begun work on a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with NASA’s Langley Research Center. The contract, “RIDES: Raman Icing Detection...
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Articles: Materials
Anti-Icing Formulas Prevent Train Delays
In the winter of 2009, Washington, DC workers faced the prospect of a difficult commute due to record-setting snowfall. But thousands of the city’s Metrorail riders found the public transportation...
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Microwave System for Detecting Ice on Aircraft
A microwave-based system has been developed as a means of detecting ice on aircraft surfaces, with enough sensitivity to provide a warning before the ice accretes to a dangerous thickness. The...
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Briefs: Physical Sciences
Electrical-Impedance-Based Ice-Thickness Gauges
Langley Research Center has developed electrical- impedance- based icethickness gauges and is seeking partners and collaborators to commercialize them. When used as parts of active monitoring and...
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Improved Hybrid System Protects Airfoils Against Icing
An improved hybrid thermal/mechanical system has been developed to protect airplane wings and other airfoils against the accretion of ice, which degrades aerodynamic performance. The...
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