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Measuring adhesion and friction of polymer nanofibers

04.01.2021 tribonet 144 Views

Nanofibers are tiny fibers with diameters measured in the nanometer range. They can be generated by a variety of methods, from various different polymers, therefore they can exhibit different physical properties with different application potentials. […]

Snake skin inspired texture to control friction

22.06.2018 1,591 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 [...]
Should the contact area really increase due to sliding, and why this is never observed?

14.08.2019 2,800 Views

Abstract A paper by Menga, Carbone & Dini (MCD) recently published in prestigeous journal, suggests that in the contact with adhesion, the effect of tangential forces, and in particular of shear stresses assumed constant at [...]
Ice crystals formation is controlled by the surface texture - new study shows

18.05.2017 1,119 Views

WASHINGTON (May 17, 2017)—A new study examining how ice forms from pure water found that the geometry of the surface that water is on can have an effect on whether or not it freezes, suggesting [...]
An ingenious work on contact mechanics by Föppl and Schubert went into oblivion due to the Second World War

28.09.2020 219 Views

The history of science sometimes reads like a detective novel. The personal destinies sometimes lead to the fact that outstanding, ingenious works which were decades ahead of their time, sink into oblivion. This seems to [...]
Introduction to Sealing Technology

18.01.2021 734 Views

Let’s start from the beginning: what is a seal? A device or material that is used to close off or fasten an opening or connection, especially to prevent the escape of a liquid or gas. [...]