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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. titanic by sidvishus9 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Adding one of these to Titanic (the movie) would have made it a really boring movie. Oh wait... well, I suppose the dude getting cut in half was pretty sweet.