The World’s Most Efficient Surface Thermal Management

Instantly remove ice, snow, and condensation with up to 20x less energy.
90% faster. 90% less energy.
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Why Current Defrost Systems Fail
  • Too slow
  • Wastes energy
  • Heats entire structure unnecessarily
  • Critical systems at risk (EVs, data centers, aviation)

Faster. Smarter. More Efficient.

Instant Response
Detects and removes ice immediately
Precision Heating
Heat only the 0.1 mm surface layer
Energy Efficient
No bulk heating, no wasted energy
Non-Destructive
Releases ice without full melting
How It Works: Pulsed Power Control

Ice & contamination removal via controlled energy pulsing at the surface

  • Surface-level ice release: Pulsed power disrupts adhesion at the boundary layer, removing ice without melting the full ice mass
  • Localized thermal effect: Heat is confined to the interface, preventing energy loss to the environment
  • Ultra-low thermal mass operation: Only the surface layer is energized — not the structure beneath
  • Material compatibility: Works with conductive surfaces such as low-e glass, conductive films, air intake screens, heat exchangers, aircraft wings/rotors, and wind turbine blades

Applications

Electric
Vehicles

Low energy surface heating for the windshield, side glass, or other surfaces... This solution uses 20X less energy than a HVAC system and is 20-40% more efficient than heated glass.

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Data
Centers

Low energy defrost uses 10X less energy than current defrost methods by providing pulsed power to the conductive layer of evaporator coil tubes. This method saves 15-20% of total energy.

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Cold storage and Refrigeration

We detect where ice is located and direct heat to that specific location. On airplane wings, our smart surface removes (does not melt) 3 inches of ice at -2F in 2 minutes using only 120 volts.

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Aircraft and
Wind Turbines

We detect where ice is located and direct heat to that specific location. On airplane wings, our smart surface removes (does not melt) 3 inches of ice at -2F in 2 minutes using only 120 volts.

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Founding Story
After completing a Master of Engineering in Material Science at Dartmouth, co-founder Kazi Ahmed joined the Dartmouth Ice Research Lab.  The research addressed a significant problem in deicing – it’s very inefficient and wastes a lot of energy.  At the Ice Lab, they studied in great detail, the way ice forms and bonds to surfaces with electrostatic, hydrogen and Van der Waals interactions.  They developed optimized methods to remove ice by only focusing on breaking these interactions at surface, inside of the interfacial layer of ice.  The most effective method to break these bonds is to pulse power from the material surface.  The pulsing creates heat in a way that finely controls the how far the heat penetrates the ice so that it only reaches the interfacial layer, less than 0.1mm. The environment around the ice doesn't heat up and waste heat.  These methods use10-20X less energy than current methods and are very quick.   
 
At Betterfrost, we utilize these methods to develop the most efficient and quickest methods for defrosting and surface heating.  We know understand what is minimal heat necessary and our algorithms deliver only that amount of heat.  No body does this more efficiently than Betterfrost!

Team

Kazi Ahmed and Dr. Sameh Saad started Betterfrost in 2015 and have been developing application solutions for Electric Vehicles, Cold Storage, Refrigeration, and Aerospace.   They have built a world-class team of engineers with expertise in surface thermodynamics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, material science, and software. 
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Leadership
Derrick Redding
CEO
Sameh Saad, Phd
Co-founder/CTO
Advisors
Kazi Ahmed
Co-founder
Michael Book
Sr.Partner, Automotive
Sam Ridesic
Sr. Partner
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