How much do you know about friction? Jennifer R. Vail's charming, if sometimes technical, "biography" of the force showcases ...

In "Friction," tribologist Jennifer Vail shows how the fundamental force that resists motion keeps driving us forward.

As networks expanded, many countries began allowing multiple operators to use the same infrastructure. Shared use aims to ...

Abstract: Simulating frictional contact between objects with complex geometry is important for 6-DoF haptic rendering applications. For example, friction determines whether components can be navigated ...

Entrepreneurs who treat their websites as full-time sales engines, rather than digital brochures, gain a measurable ...

Abstract: This letter proposes an online friction coefficient identification framework for legged robots on slippery terrain. The approach formulates the optimization problem to minimize the sum of ...

In this video, we explain the capstan equation and how friction affects a rope or string wrapped around a surface. You’ll learn where the equation comes from, what each term means, and how it’s ...