Self-heating Concrete Melts Snow and Ice (IMAGE)

Drexel University

Self-heating Concrete Melts Snow and Ice

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Drexel University researchers have tested concrete slabs containing phase-change material that can warm themselves up when temperatures fall in order to melt off snow and ice. [Left to right: reference slab, slab containing lightweight aggregate treated with phase-change material; slab containing microencapsulated phase-change material]

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Drexel University

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