(Phys.org)—A team of researchers working at Argonne National Laboratory, in Illinois, has found a way to dramatically reduce friction between two macroscopic scale surfaces—to near zero. In their ...

Simulating any 3-D surface or structure—from tree leaves and garments to pages of a book—is a computationally challenging, time-consuming task. While various geometric tools are available to mimic the ...

Based on a January 2000 workshop held in Paris, this collection presents studies of friction and flow stress in actual manufacturing processes and methods for modeling friction and wear.

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