Man, if only the lady who hit my wife and son 2 1/2 years had had something like this electrical burst window defrosting technique maybe the accident could have been diverted. CNET has the details on this exciting invention:

PETD works by breaking the first two bonds. An electric charge lasting a few milliseconds heats the surface buried in ice just long enough to melt about a micron or two of the surface of the ice. Once the ice is melted, the hydrogen and electrical bonds break. The resulting water then acts as a lubricant, allowing the mass of ice to slide away.

Wonder when this will be available?