Archives for: February 2012

Finally got it!

February 8th, 2012
For a few years now, myself and another ice-researcher have been trying to get a research grant from the National Science Foundation to study snow. Well, we just recently heard that the funding came through and I’ll be starting on the project in March. Y… more »

Caution!

February 1st, 2012
Hoar. It's just a white coating on things, so why does it make everything look more interesting?I saw this hoar coating on a plastic trash-can lid:The hoar frost on the lid had various whirls, just like I've seen on the plastic surfaces of car… more »