Conventional wisdom is that ice is slippery because it has a thin layer of water on top, but new research suggests something ...
Solve two Atwood machine problems step by step, including the effects of friction and an inclined plane. Learn how to set up free-body diagrams, apply Newton’s laws, and avoid common mistakes in ...
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This near-indestructible alloy is redefining what metal can handle
Engineers have spent decades trying to build metals that do not snap, melt, or grind away under extreme conditions, and for a ...
Two cyclists crash during the 2021 Tour de France, while four others ride on unscathed. Friction in action: pro cyclists Peter Sagan and Caleb Ewan (on his back) crash and slide during the 2021 Tour ...
The machine doesn’t care what it’s making—only that it’s making it fast. Frictionless systems optimize output. But meaning, memory, and margin live in the mess it leaves behind. The great smoothing is ...
† Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan ‡ Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan Article Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum ...
This week's issue of C&EN introduces a new twist to a venerable feature: "Science Friction with Bob Wolke" debuts as a regular feature in Newscripts. Science Friction will appear every other week, and ...
A good sweater is like a cozy hug made out of yarn. For that, you can thank friction. A new study reveals how knit fabrics can take on versatile shapes that allow them to conform to the contours of a ...
Science Friction is a wacky animated comedy that follows the story of Woody Woodpecker who finds himself in a predicament when a bumbling scientist with a penchant for bizarre creations sets his ...
The friction on a graphene surface can be dynamically tuned using external electric fields, according to researchers. The friction on a graphene surface can be dynamically tuned using external ...
In the marginalia of his copy of On War, influential fighter pilot-theorist John Boyd laments that Carl von Clausewitz never thought about inducing friction for the adversary: “Overcome friction, ...
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