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Predicting Wear of Marine Infrastructure due to Ice Melting

30.09.2019 220 Views

Rubble ice is a jumble of ice fragments or small pieces of ice, which cover an expansive area with no particular pattern or order. Areas in the Arctic and Antarctica have large expanses of rubble [...]
Superlubricity of carbon nanotubes as a prerequisite for mechanically activated ionic transport

31.08.2020 332 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 [...]
No Friction - Bad Earthquake

02.05.2017 1,976 Views

It is a common trope in disaster movies: an earthquake strikes, causing the ground to rip open and swallow people and cars whole. The gaping earth might make for cinematic drama, but earthquake scientists have [...]
Morphable surfaces could cut air resistance

30.11.2017 950 Views

Adding golf ball-like dimples to surfaces could reduce drag and improve efficiency of vehicles. There is a story about how the modern golf ball, with its dimpled surface, came to be: In the mid-1800s, it [...]
Serendipitous discovery may lead to eco-friendly lubricant

15.11.2018 168 Views

Seed oil components of an ornamental flower could provide a direct pathway for designing a new class of environmentally friendly lubricants. Researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI identified the compound in the seed [...]