Historic winter storms have left neighborhoods buried in snow, lakefront homes encased in ice and motorists stranded for hours. Even a slight dusting of snow on a sidewalk can quickly turn slick, ...

The reason why we've seen so much ice buildup this year compared to previous years is because of snow and big temperature ...

But until then, you’ll still have to work to rid your pavement, walkway, and roof of ice and snow―or you can enlist high-tech devices that turn up the heat and melt down those frosty ...

The project’s main test material involved tiny silica beads, which the researchers compared to “reflective sand.” The beads ...

But what if a sidewalk could melt ice on its own? That's the goal of a ... As it solidifies, it gives off heat. "It's kind of like a battery — paraffins recharge when there's sun and heat ...