Aircraft industry could take tips from penguins
Antarctic birds are superhydrophobic — their feathers won’t freeze
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FRIGID BUT NOT FROZEN A gentoo penguin chills out in Antarctica. New research reveals that oil and tiny pores prevent water from freezing on gentoo feathers.
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