Without the force called friction, cars would skid off the roadway, humans couldn't stride down the sidewalk, and objects would tumble off your kitchen counter and onto the floor. Even so, how ...

Researchers have discovered for the first time, through theoretical calculation and experiment that macroscopic frictions occurring between clay mineral surfaces originate from interatomic ...

Clutch design isn’t about convenience, it’s a physics experiment between friction, torque, and human timing. The 2013 EVO GSR ...

In physical systems, transport takes many forms, such as electric current through a wire, heat through metal, or even water ...

Curling is a thrilling sport filled with strategy, skill, sweeping, surprise and science! Curling is a mesmerizing sport filled with strategy, skill, surprise, a lot of yelling, and science—yes ...

The friction on a graphene surface can be dynamically tuned using external electric fields, according to researchers. The friction on a graphene surface can be dynamically tuned using external ...

SKIING IS ABOUT to get a little bit harder. For decades, those trying to go slip-sliding away have been able to call on some (legal) chemical help. Fluorinated ski wax hugely reduces friction with the ...

More-accurate forecasts of earthquakes may arise from a new computer model focusing on the physics of the rock in one quake-prone segment of the San Andreas fault, researchers say. Although the basic ...