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Friction

Surface resistance to the relative motion of one body against the rubbing, sliding, rolling, or flowing of another with which it is in contact.
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Effective slip and friction reduction in nanograted superhydrophobic microchannels
Enabled by a technology to fabricate well-defined nanogrates over a large area (2×2cm2), we report the effect of such a surface… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A supercritical carbon dioxide cycle for next generation nuclear reactors
Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 2004. 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A Static Friction Model for Elastic-Plastic Contacting Rough Surfaces
A model that predicts the static friction for elastic-plastic contact of rough surfaces is presented. The model incorporates the… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
General principles for the clinical use of the LCP.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Low-friction nanoscale linear bearing realized from multiwall carbon nanotubes
We demonstrate the controlled and reversible telescopic extension of multiwall carbon nanotubes, thus realizing ultralow-friction… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Velocity dependence of atomic friction
Sliding friction between the tip of a friction force microscope and NaCl(100) was studied to deduce the velocity dependence of… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Predicting slips and falls considering required and available friction.
This study investigated the relationship among measurements of friction, the biomechanics of gait, and actual slip and fall… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Flow properties of continental lithosphere
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Crustal Earthquake Instability in Relation to the Depth Variation of Frictional Slip Properties
Recent stability studies using constitutive relations of the type found by Dieterich, Ruina, and others to describe frictional… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Limits on lithospheric stress imposed by laboratory experiments
Laboratory measurements of rock strength provide limiting values of lithospheric stress, provided that one effective principal… 
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