The friction between a silicon ball and silicon wafer was measured in the experimental set-up shown on the left. The new research demonstrates that there is a direct relation between two effects: the ...

Topological insulators are innovative materials that conduct electricity on the surface, but act as insulators on the inside. Physicists at the University of Basel and the Istanbul Technical ...

This discovery could potentially lead to the development of technology enabling the movement of micromachines and other small driving parts to be controlled. Measurement of friction force between ...

Vibration‐assisted friction control encompasses techniques that employ mechanical oscillations to modulate and often reduce the resistance encountered at interfaces between contacting solids. By ...

The speed of water flow is a limiting factor in many membrane-based industrial processes, including desalination, molecular separation and osmotic power generation. The team also demonstrated that ...

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Researchers show light can add drag to fluorescent carbon nanotubes in water, revealing quantum friction that may help ...

Friction-induced vibration arises when relative motion at a contact interface converts steady sliding into self-excited oscillations, driven by interactions between mechanical modes, surface ...

Topological insulators are innovative materials that conduct electricity on the surface, but act as insulators on the inside. Physicists have begun investigating how they react to friction. Their ...

The speed of water flow is a limiting factor in many membrane-based industrial processes, including desalination, molecular separation and osmotic power generation. Researchers have revealed a ...