"Specifically, we wanted to know if we could create energy from friction in amphiphile-modified materials. It turns out we could not only generate electricity, but we could do so while also ...

“Specifically, we wanted to know if we could create energy from friction in amphiphile-modified materials. It turns out we could not only generate electricity, but we could do so while also ...

Regenerative braking leverages the electric motor's ability to function in reverse as a generator. When the driver applies ...

How much energy is lost depends on the frictional force (\(F\)) and the distance over which the frictional force is acting (\(d\)). This is called the Work Done against Friction (\(E_{w}\)).

When friction acts between two surfaces that are moving over each other, some kinetic energy is transformed into heat energy. Friction can sometimes be useful. For example, we rely on the soles of ...

A molecular membrane that allows select ions to cross with almost no friction could significantly ... to the world’s transition to clean energy. “Ion exchange membranes play an increasingly ...

It is irreversible because fluids have viscosity, and whenever velocity gradients appear in the flow there will be friction and energy dissipation due to viscous stresses. The flow can be reversible ...