February 21, 2002

5:51 AM

Scientist discovers way to change mechanical properties of ice by changing its electrical charge.Potential applications: instantly de-ice aircraft wings or car windshields or slow-down skis and snowboards.
posted by costas (5 comments total)

Let me immeditly say for the record I don't like the idea of scientists messing with the properties of water
posted by KnitWit at 6:03 AM on February 21, 2002

Dammit, knitwit, you beat me to the punch!
posted by Fenriss at 6:18 AM on February 21, 2002

Ice is one of the unusual semiconductors in which electrical charges are conducted by moving protons instead of electrons.

Now, that's just weird.
posted by dwivian at 1:04 PM on February 21, 2002

Really, costas -- nice post. I learned a lot from that article, it's damn cool technology, and it really does seem to have the ability to change things as we know them; damn, damn cool.
posted by delfuego at 2:57 PM on February 21, 2002

hey i saw this on tv! i think it was during the olympics but i can't remember :)
posted by kliuless at 3:03 PM on February 21, 2002