With this weekend's snow storm on the way, you also need to keep an eye out for ice - especially while walking on driveways and sidewalks. Winter boots can protect you from the snow, but no amount of ...

Slippery decking isn't just an inconvenience; it's a health hazard. While your wooden deck may look gorgeous during the summer months, soaked in sunlight and consistently dry to the touch, come winter ...

When you step onto an icy sidewalk or push off on skis, the surface can seem to vanish beneath you. For more than a century, scientists have debated why ice stays slippery, even well below freezing.

Boundary structure between Ih- and Ic-stacking domains on the (0001) surface of hexagonal ice. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07427-8 A team of physicists affiliated with several ...

For more than 200 years, scientists have argued about a deceptively simple question: why does a sheet of frozen water let us glide, skid and fall so easily. Now a new generation of simulations and ...

FARGO — Anyone who has ever driven on an icy road or walked on an icy sidewalk or sledded or skied down a hill knows that ice is slippery. However, ice has a solid, crystalline structure, which does ...

As New Jersey and Pennsylvania brace for a big snowstorm this weekend, slippery sidewalks, parking lots, and steps can turn a routine trip into a serious injury. If you’re hurt in a fall on snow or ...