Key Points The finish applied to the floor, cleaning product residue, moisture, or footwear can contribute to slippery wood ...

When you step onto an icy sidewalk or push off on skis, the surface can seem to vanish beneath you. For more than a century, ...

For more than 200 years, scientists have argued about a deceptively simple question: why does a sheet of frozen water let us ...

Wood floors can suddenly and inexplicably become super slippery. There are several ways of dealing with it, from temporary sprays to more permanent anti-slip coatings. December 12, 2025 Add as a ...

SEATTLE — Black ice is one thing to make a road slippery, but what about plain old rain? Is it really more slippery right when it comes down? The answer is pretty simple: Yes, because oil and water ...

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The Saarland researchers reveal that the slipperiness of ice is driven by electrostatic forces, not melting. Water molecules in ice are arranged in a rigid crystal lattice. Each molecule has a ...

The Latest from Storm Team 5… Snow combined with freezing rain and sleet is wrappign up this evening and will continue to do ...