Friction

We demonstrate the controlled and reversible telescopic extension of multiwall carbon nanotubes, thus realizing ultralow-friction… (More)

There have been many claims that the Internet represents a new nearly “frictionless market.” Our research empirically analyzes… (More)

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A linear complementarity formulation for dynamic multi-rigid-body contact problems with Coulomb friction is presented. The… (More)

A new approach for estimating the indirect costs of disease, which explicitly considers economic circumstances that limit… (More)

This paper is a summary of a comprehensive study of the problem of predicting the accelerations of a set of rigid, three… (More)

This paper addresses issues of mechanical emulation of sti walls and stick-slip friction with a 6-DOF magnetically levitated… (More)

Two new models for "slip-stick" friction are presented. One, called the "bristle model," is an approximation designed to capture… (More)

This paper reports the results of total hip replacement by the ‘low-friction” technique in 379 primary interventions with a… (More)

Many different instruments have been developed for the measurement of friction and wear.1-5 Often the instrument was designed to… (More)