This experiment showed that the ice adhesion of unwashed polar bear fur is exceptionally low. While the often-accepted ...

Julian Carolan says researchers are looking at polar bear grease because it repels ice. That property could help replace the ...

“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease largely removed it performed similarly to human hair, to which ice sticks ...

Polar bears on ice in Northern Canada. Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's interest in polar bear fur began while she was watching a German quiz show. "I learned that polar bears are invisible in ...

White fur, blubbery skin, sharp claws. Polar bears seem perfectly adapted to their ... provide a solution to the long-standing icing issue without causing” harm, said Manish Tiwari, a ...

Preventing ice buildup in extreme temperatures has long vexed industries from aviation to energy, but a new study suggests ...

A study in the journal Science Advances reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without their fur freezing.

Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's interest in polar bear fur began while she was watching a German quiz show. "I learned that polar bears are invisible in infrared cameras, meaning their fur has the ...

New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to freezing. Why polar bear fur doesn't freeze Nano-physicist Bodil ...