Fully electric passenger planes are still in the realm of sci-fiction, but there’s no harm done in dreaming about a future when they become norm. Eather One is one such dream. Today’s passenger planes ...

Watch this video to learn more about friction. Find out about different types of friction and how we can increase or reduce it. Friction is a force between two surfaces rubbing against each other. If ...

Using advanced microscopic techniques, researchers from labs around the world have shed light on the molecular basis of friction. Friction is a force that opposes motion when two materials slide over ...

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