The question is not how to eliminate friction. The question is how to manage it so it becomes traction and traction becomes forward motion.

One type of friction can waste energy even when two perfectly smooth surfaces move against each other, but researchers are ...

MEDINA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Carlisle Brake & Friction (CarlisleCBF), a global leader in brake and friction technology and part of the CentroMotion family of brands, has reached a momentous ...

Robots acting as macroscale analogs of active nanoparticles stop moving through friction alone, revealing a self-sustained cooling effect without external input. (Nanowerk News) How can a horde of ...

Measuring 63.5 (H) x 88.9 (W) x 266.7 (L) mm, the Dover MAB-100 linear motor stage uses an air-bearing guideway to deliver friction-free straight-line motion up to 100 mm in length. The device ...

Irregularities present on a surface are often described as surface roughness or texture. These surface textures such as grooves and dimples impart friction, which is the force between two sliding ...

For the first time, physicists in China have virtually eliminated the friction felt between two surfaces at scales visible to the naked eye. In demonstrating "structural superlubricity," the team, led ...

Quantum friction represents a subtle, yet profound force emerging from the interplay of quantum vacuum fluctuations and electromagnetic interactions between bodies in relative motion. Distinguished ...