Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nilton Renno mounts the infrared sensor onto his car, to test how well it performs on a snow-covered, residential road. (CREDIT: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter Storm Fern is set to wring out a stripe of snow and ice from northern Texas to the mid-Atlantic. While the storm's snow ...

Two sensors, one goal: warn early and confirm buildup Renno’s system uses two complementary devices. One lies flush against the aircraft skin and uses microwaves to detect ice forming directly on the ...

Icy weather can turn routine travel into a high-risk gamble. On roads, ice causes about 20% of weather-related car crashes each year. In the sky, ice buildup contributes to roughly 10% of fatal air ...

Pilots, drivers and automated safety systems in cars and airplanes could be alerted to icy hazards by a pair of sensors developed at the University of Michigan. "More people are traveling by plane ...