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Researchers have been looking for a better way to handle the problem \u2013 ideally through a passive method that requires no ongoing input of energy or work \u2013 and the big question has been whether or not a super-hydrophobic surface could do the trick. The MIT and GE researchers discovered that the reason such a coating won\u2019t work is due to the formation of frost on the surface, which would completely defeat the water-repelling properties, and, could actually promote ice formation. What the researchers did find was that certain kinds of complex nanoscale texturing of the surface can drastically improve the hydrophobic qualities, even on a moving surface, by preventing the forming droplets from finding a suitable flat surface to stick to. 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