GM has filed a patent application for an anti-icing coating intended for use on vehicle components and sensors. The application was assigned patent number US 2025/0019548 A1 with the United States ...

Scientists discovered that polar bear fur’s oily coating prevents ice from sticking, thanks to a unique mix of lipids. This ...

"We expect that these natural lipid coatings produced by the bear will help us to develop new, more sustainable anti-icing coatings that may replace problematic 'forever chemicals' like PFAS that ...

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Having traced the fur’s ice-shedding properties to a substance produced by glands near the root of each hair, the researchers suggest that chemicals found in this substance could form the basis of ...