- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 5th, 2013
First Helium-Filled Hard Drive Hits the Market, Holds 50 Percent More Data
The gas significantly reduces friction within the drive itself
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 30th, 2012
Astronomers See Giant Ice Avalanches on Iapetus
The entire surface of this Saturnin moon is covered in ice
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 14th, 2012
Advanced, 2D Material Reveals Critical Secrets
Graphene's shear stiffness and friction mechanics finally calculated
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 11th, 2012
Stacking Graphene Makes It More Slippery
The conclusion belongs to a new theoretical research
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 29th, 2009
Research into Why We Slip Ongoing
Reduced friction is the main factor
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 4th, 2009
New Design Eliminates Gearboxes from Wind Turbines
This will make the instruments more durable
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 16th, 2009
Sorting Nanotubes Through Friction-Force Differences
The method can also help assemble them
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 13th, 2009
Smaller Rain Drops Fall Faster than First Thought
They often surpass their established 'speed limit'
- Nature
- By Gabriel Gache
- March 24th, 2008
Lightning: not Zeus' Fault, Blame It on Clouds
'Bolt from the blue' mystery solved
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Stefan Anitei
- March 17th, 2007
Fighting Friction and Stiction for a Smoother Ride
Nanoscale bumps to reduce the contact area between surfaces