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Ice Sensor Protects Aircraft

Posted by michael on from the knock-off-the-icicles dept.

opticsorg writes "Flying in bad weather could soon be safer thanks to a highly sensitive optical ice sensor designed for use on aircraft and helicopters. The sensor can detect a layer of ice that is as little as 100 microns thick."

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  1. Better yet by eyepeepackets · · Score: 2, Funny


    A variation on this theme: an emotional ice detector for attachment to human females. Such a device would be a great boon to humanity.

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