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

When load increases steadily, so does friction, but in the realm of magnetization dynamics, things aren’t so simple.

Researchers found friction can occur without contact, driven by magnetic dynamics, and does not always increase with load. The effect could enable controllable, wear-free technologies.

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This experiment tackles one of humanity’s most important turning points by trying to create fire using only primitive methods ...

Many industrial AI efforts stall because they get ahead of themselves, starting first with the technology instead of the ...

In a small lab at Penn State University, lightning may be happening on a scale smaller than a deck of cards. Victor Pasko, a ...

ESPN pulls back the curtain on what's ailing a star-studded Eagles offense, one in which their QB must evolve.

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Dubai’s broader significance may ultimately be conceptual. It has demonstrated that governance in the region can be both ...

Artificial intelligence tools—notably the chatbots that students use—may make the problem worse. AI chatbots’ tendency to ...

The most interesting sneakers right now are not obsessed with speed. They are obsessed with sensation. What has changed is ...