Today's Tech News: Notable or Not?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114059 "(1) sensor flush against instead of protruding from aircraft detects moment ice begins to form monitoring changes in signal frequency, (2) sensor with 3 IR lasers analyzes clouds/ precipitation, differentiating harmless ice particles/ dangerous supercooled water droplets which freeze on contact, also measuring droplet size identifying most hazardous conditions... also detects black ice on roads... ice: on roads causes 20% weather-related car crashes/ build-up on planes causes 10% of fatal air carrier crashes"

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-salty-ice-power-source-future.html "streaming flexoelectricity: electricity generation by bending material... salt prevents ice from freezing completely, creates tiny channels filled with salty water, pressure from bending forces liquid flow through channels, electric charge in moving water creates streaming current... ice covers around 10% of Earth's surface so may also be relevant to electrical activity of ice-covered terrestrial regions and distant icy ocean worlds... drawbacks: up to 80% less power after numerous bends, more waste heat than piezoelectrics"