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Superlubricity of carbon nanotubes as a prerequisite for mechanically activated ionic transport

31.08.2020 tribonet 319 Views

The field of nanofluidics is the study of the behavior, control and manipulation of fluids that are confined in extremely small structures. The dimensions of these minute structures typically range from 1 nanometer to 100 […]

Environmentally friendly waterproof coating developed

16.07.2018 5,664 Views

Fabrics that resist water are essential for everything from rainwear to military tents, but conventional water-repellent coatings have been shown to persist in the environment and accumulate in our bodies, and so are likely to [...]
Small Particles - Big Problems

27.06.2016 297 Views

Tiny particles are all over around us and sometimes they may create problems. This is especially of concern with metal particles formed due to wear in man-made engineering devices. Particles formed in car disk brakes [...]
Super-ballistic electron flow confirmed

01.12.2017 1,224 Views

Behaving like particles in a viscous fluid can help bunches of electrons squeeze through a tight space. When many people try to squeeze through a passageway at the same time, it creates a bottleneck that [...]
Predicting the size of wear particles

21.11.2016 1,142 Views

A wear process results in the generation of particles, of various size, shape, color and chemical composition. The reported size of wear particles varies from mm scale, which is typically attributed to severe wear, to [...]
Superlubricity in graphene nanoribbon - gold interface

28.02.2016 419 Views

Superlubricity is a phenomenon of vanishing friction, which can be used to increase the efficiency of many mechanical devices and reduce the energy costs. The phenomenon is not well understood and mostly is observed in [...]