In "Friction," tribologist Jennifer Vail shows how the fundamental force that resists motion keeps driving us forward.

How much do you know about friction? Jennifer R. Vail's charming, if sometimes technical, "biography" of the force showcases ...

Friction and wear pose enormous challenges to 21st Century mechanical and electromechanical systems. By one estimate, 6% of the gross national product is wasted through its impact. Tribology is the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have created a new type of non-liquid lubricant that has been shown to reduce friction and wear significantly under the extreme conditions found in various ...

The study of friction and lubrication mechanisms at the nanoscale has increasingly focussed on graphene and its related two-dimensional materials, owing to their remarkable mechanical and tribological ...

Machine parts wear, if there is friction between their metal surfaces. Lubricants and functional oils help prevent this. They attract dirt, debris and dust, and over time form lumps or become resinous ...

ABSTRACT To explore the measures that can be used to improve the fuel economy of internal combustion engines, we investigated how friction at the piston ring-cylinder liner interface is influenced by ...

Friction plays a central role in diverse systems and phenomena that at first sight may seem unrelated, but which on closer scrutiny are found to display common features that are shared by all ...

Market valued at $6.43B in 2024, projected 5.10% CAGR growth driven by synthetic formulations, bio-based adoption, and ...

Car door hinge squeaks are most commonly caused by metal-on-metal friction, dried lubricant, and debris buildup, and while ...