Researchers have uncovered friction without contact—driven entirely by magnetic interactions. As two magnetic layers slide, ...

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Researchers at the University of Konstanz have uncovered a new mechanism of sliding friction: resistance to motion that ...

The relationship between friction and load, quantified three centuries ago, has an exception when the interaction causes ...

Schematic illustration of Friction Force Microscopy (FFM). The AFM cantilever, a small diving board-like structure about 200 micrometers long, 50 micrometers wide, and 1 micrometer thick, has a sharp ...

IN 2009, World Aquatics banned a specific type of swimsuit from all international competitions in water sports, ruling that it gave athletes an unfair advantage. The development of this swimsuit ...