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Flexible and now well-suited to very heavy loads, the dual rotational and sliding movements of ball splines are in demand in ...

Graining and Blistering in F1 Graining and blistering are the two primary forms of tyre damage in Formula 1, and they arise from different ...

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Researchers have uncovered friction without contact—driven entirely by magnetic interactions. As two magnetic layers slide, their internal forces compete, causing constant rearrangements that ...

Researchers at the University of Konstanz have uncovered a new mechanism of sliding friction: resistance to motion that arises without any mechanical contact, driven purely by collective magnetic ...

The physics behind shoe squeaks is surprisingly complex. Phil Roeder via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 As illustrated by the High School Musical song “Get’cha Head in the Game,” squeaky sneakers ...

Basketball shoes on a gym floor, bicycle brakes in need of a tune-up, or the squeal of tires are everyday examples of squeaking sounds. Such sounds have long been attributed to stick-slip friction, or ...

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