The recent developments in understanding friction and the leading factors that determine the frictional response at the nanoscale (see Fig. 1), were the main topics of debate at the recent Trends ...

Energy is 'lost' or not used effectively when frictional forces occur. For example, when a bike applies its brakes and slows down the kinetic energy of the bike is transformed into heat energy in ...

However, when frictional effects are small, a flow may be approximately reversible. For instance, in the flow through a large duct where the boundary layers are very thin, viscous effects are confined ...

A body moving through a fluid experiences a drag force, which is usually divided into two components: frictional drag, and pressure drag. Frictional drag comes from friction between the fluid and the ...

Six parameters that could potentially influence the frictional forces, were considered: (1) the sports surface, (2) the shoe outsole cleat design, (3) the weather conditions, (4) the weight, (5) the ...

This useful study integrates experimental methods from materials science with psychophysical methods to investigate how frictional stabilities influence tactile surface discrimination. The authors ...