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Superlubricity of nanodiamonds glycerol colloidal solution

22.03.2016 Dennis Ernens 310 Views

Earlier we reported about superlubricity achieved with a mixture of water and 30 [wt%] glycerol by researchers from Tsinghua University, Beijing. The same investigators just published a paper using this as a base lubricant and […]

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Triboelectric Nanogenerators with Direct Current

22.07.2019 628 Views

Concerns surrounding the sustainability of our environment continue to receive close attention around the world. Global citizens look for new technology to provide them with improved creature comforts while, at the same time, technology that [...]
Snake skin inspired texture to control friction

22.06.2018 1,518 Views

If you want to know how to make a sneaker with better traction in the rain, just ask a snake. That’s the theory driving the research of Hisham Abdel-Aal, PhD, an associate teaching professor from [...]
Controlling Wettability and Liquid Repellence on Material Surfaces

24.02.2020 605 Views

Industries around the world would welcome new, improved engineered surfaces that included reversibly switching interfacial properties, including the ability to repel liquids and wettability. Wettability is the ability of a liquid to maintain contact with [...]
Three-dimensional subatomic scale AFM can measure friction

11.05.2017 1,078 Views

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is an extremely sensitive technique that allows us to image materials and/or characterize their physical properties on the atomic scale by sensing the force above material surfaces using a precisely controlled [...]
From the Climate Change to the Atomic Scale Friction: Contact Mechanics Workshop Summary

11.11.2019 956 Views

This is a summary of International Workshop: Contact Mechanics and Friction – Foundations and Applications that was organized by Professor Popov and his group at TU Berlin on 13-17 October 2019. The workshop held this [...]