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Abstract: For control applications involving small displacements and velocities, friction modeling and compensation can be very important, especially around velocity reversal. We previously described ...

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 ...

As he watched the Boston Celtics play from the stands of TD Garden, one noise kept catching Adel Djellouli's ear. “This squeaking sound when players are sliding on the floor is omnipresent,” he said. ...

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A Harvard scientist is digging into the reason why sneakers make their trademark squeaking sound on basketball courts worldwide. Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As he watched ...

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 ...

Such sounds have long been attributed to stick-slip friction, or a cycle of intermittent sticking and sliding between surfaces. While this framework explains many rigid-on-rigid systems such as door ...