Friction and wear are the major sources of the service failure of devices and unexpected energy dissipation in mechanical applications 1. Unravelling the underlying friction mechanism at the atomic ...

Growth of application of automatic transmissions in agricultural and construction machinery drivetrains or car gearboxes that takes place lately, leads to increased interest in the assembly by both ...

Researchers at the University of Konstanz have uncovered a new mechanism of sliding friction: resistance to motion that arises without any mechanical contact, driven purely by collective magnetic ...

Researchers have uncovered friction without contact—driven entirely by magnetic interactions. As two magnetic layers slide, their internal forces compete, causing constant rearrangements that ...

Friction is an intrinsic physical phenomenon to curling. Without it, objects in motion would move endlessly, without slowing down. This would cause many safety-related problems: Cars or trains could ...