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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 ...

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Moving parts in mechanical come into regular contact, leading to wear and tear. Now, researchers have developed a contact control system, driven by artificial intelligence, to greatly reduce contact ...

Abstract: The performance of piezoelectric-based stick-slip actuators is intricately influenced by the interplay between key design and operating parameters such as the electrical driving signal, ...

Abstract: In this work, the coefficients of static friction $\left(\mu_{s}\right)$ and kinetic friction $\left(\mu_{k}\right)$ of textile materials were investigated and calculated based on an ...