Researchers in China have isolated the effects of electronic friction, showing for the first time how the subtle drag force ...

One type of friction can waste energy even when two perfectly smooth surfaces move against each other, but researchers are getting a handle on how to attenuate or stop it completely ...

For the first time, physicists in China have virtually eliminated the friction felt between two surfaces at scales visible to ...

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AI agents can handle physics-based modeling complexity while engineers focus on design judgment and tradeoffs.