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New Technology Promises Icing, Corrosion Protection

A new product scheduled to come on the market early next year promises to provide a durable coating on metal surfaces that can make them repel water, providing resistance to icing and corrosion. The coating, called NeverWet, is a “super-hydrophobic” material that causes water and heavy oils to bead up and glide away. “Any object [...]

The importance of bonding

Earlier today I went to meet three local men for lunch. They’d asked me to put on my city commissioner hat and come listen to their idea for improving the quality of life in our little burg. Being an agreeable sort I took up the challenge, drove to the outskirts of town and pulled into [...]

Flying Commercial? Don’t Expect Oxygen

An FAA order to remove supplemental oxygen from airline lavatories puts passengers and crew at risk, the Association of Flight Attendants told USA Today last week. The order, made earlier this year in conjunction with the FBI and TSA, was a “precautionary measure,” the FAA said, because the chemical oxygen generators were easily accessible and [...]