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BUZZING· 73%12m·2026-01-19·ScienceWhat’s Happening On The Slippery Surface Of Ice?
Science Friday · 1213
It’s a wintertime question that you may have had as you struggled down a frozen sidewalk, or strapped on some ice skates: Just why is ice slippery, anyway? It turns out the answer is somewhat complicated. Mechanical engineer Robert Carpick studies tribology, the science of surface interactions, from friction to wear…
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