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Researchers in China have isolated the effects of electronic friction, showing for the first time how the subtle drag force it imparts at sliding interfaces can be controlled. They demonstrate that it ...

Parts of devices that are perfectly smooth can still experience friction because of the electrons within them, but a new method may enable researchers to turn it down or fully turn it off. Controlling ...

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For the first time, physicists in China have virtually eliminated the friction felt between two surfaces at scales visible to the naked eye. In demonstrating "structural superlubricity," the team, led ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Are you “friction-maxxing” in your life and work? Friction in this context is the antidote to ultra-convenient ...

IN 2009, World Aquatics banned a specific type of swimsuit from all international competitions in water sports, ruling that it gave athletes an unfair advantage. The development of this swimsuit ...

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If friction-maxxing has not yet made it to your radar this year, congrats! You are probably already reaping some of its benefits by spending less time retinally suctioned to a screen. But for the sake ...

A fashion director bumps up against the idea that everything in your life—including your wardrobe—has to be streamlined I am not someone who dreads getting dressed. I think about how I feel that day ...

Friction isn’t always a flaw. When effort is intentional and optional, it can turn routine interactions into experiences customers remember. Friction can be a good thing. Last holiday season, I bought ...

The conveniences of modern life such as Uber Eats and ChatGPT are robbing us of satisfaction – and worse still, infantilising us. But should we really go back to the basics? Name: Friction-maxxing.