Friction is a force that affects any application where moving parts come into contact; the more surface contact there is, the stronger the force. At the nanoscale -- mere billionths of a meter -- ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 18, 2018 -- Since the early 20th century, nearly all of Earth's glaciers have been retreating or melting. Glaciers cover 10 percent of the planet's land area and contain 75 ...

Nanomachines will depend on our knowledge of friction, heat transfer and energy dissipation at the atomic level for their very survival. In the scramble to revolutionize the world with nanotechnology ...

Duke University materials scientists have developed a computer model of how a "quasicrystal" metallic alloy interacts with a gas at various temperatures and pressures. Their advance could contribute ...

Keywords: Seismic isolation, triple friction pendulum bearing, modeling, heating effects, OpenSees Abstract: This report presents and verifies a revised model of the behavior of triple friction ...

Everybody knows how friction works, right? Rub two things against each other, and they stick together a little, depending on the material. It's why you don't slip around on the sidewalk, unless it's ...

MADISON — To understand friction on a very small scale, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers had to think big. Friction is a force that affects any application where moving parts come ...