Solve two Atwood machine problems step by step, including the effects of friction and an inclined plane. Learn how to set up free-body diagrams, apply Newton’s laws, and avoid common mistakes in ...

How do avalanches affect pylons and other sensitive infrastructure? Using detailed simulations, SLF researcher Michael Kohler ...

A viral online trend has been catching the attention of many young people, showing ordinary objects seemingly sticking to walls without the use of glue or tape. According to Kuya Kim's report on "24 ...

The viral wall friction trick is taking over social media. From pencils to full-sized chairs, content creators are testing a wide range of objects to see if the trick works. Wall friction content ...

What do you do when you feel like your entire life is friction? When everything is hard, heavy, and uphill? It would not help us to pretend that optimizing our morning routines will fix the world's ...

A strange thing happened when a team of scientists folded a series of ultra-thin sheets of graphene in their laboratory in China. The researchers from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics found ...

The machine doesn’t care what it’s making—only that it’s making it fast. Frictionless systems optimize output. But meaning, memory, and margin live in the mess it leaves behind. The great smoothing is ...

This week's issue of C&EN introduces a new twist to a venerable feature: "Science Friction with Bob Wolke" debuts as a regular feature in Newscripts. Science Friction will appear every other week, and ...

Alex Kreger, UX Strategist & Founder of the financial UX design agency UXDA, designs leading banking and fintech products in 37 countries. In the race to make financial services as seamless as ...

A good sweater is like a cozy hug made out of yarn. For that, you can thank friction. A new study reveals how knit fabrics can take on versatile shapes that allow them to conform to the contours of a ...