A European research team involving Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY has ...

1.1 What is friction? Take this everyday example: when a coffee mug rests on a flat table, the kinetic frictional force is zero. There is no force trying to move the mug across the table, so there is ...

To see physics in action in everyday life, look no further than figure skating. And as the men hit the ice to show off their spins and combinations Tuesday in the Winter Olympics, here's a perfect ...

You can't escape friction. The force that resists motion between two objects that are in contact with one another exhibits itself all over the place: in between your engine's rod bearings and its ...

Researchers found that cycling water in nanopores of water-repellent silicon can convert mechanical energy into measurable ...