Friction is a pervasive nonlinearity in mechanical systems, arising at interfaces from the microscale asperities of surfaces and manifesting in macroscopic performance degradation, wear and control ...

(Nanowerk News) An interdisciplinary research team of the Institutes of Physical Chemistry and Physics of the University of Freiburg and the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt-am-Main has ...

Friction materials in automotive braking systems are engineered composites whose performance hinges on a delicate balance between frictional force generation and material wear. Key tribological ...