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Talc May Reduce Friction at Creeping Fault A three-kilometer-deep borehole drilled by SAFOD in 2005 crossed the central "creeping" part of the San Andreas Fault, producing rock cuttings containing both serpentinite and talc. |
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May 14, 2015
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Graphene-wrapped diamond ball bearings cut friction to virtually nothing A method that reduces friction between two surfaces to almost zero on macroscopic scales has been demonstrated by US researchers. |
Chemistry World
July 30, 2007
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AFM Tip Feels Nano-Surfaces Scientists in the US have developed an artificial fingertip that boosts the resolution of atomic force microscopy, a technique that opens a window onto the nanoscale world. |
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May 28, 2012 |
Graphite super lube works at micron scale Scientists in China and Australia have used graphite to reduce the friction between two contact surfaces to an all time low. |
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May 16, 2007
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December 2003
Sara Pratt |
Super-hard graphite Compressed graphite does not become diamond, but instead becomes a "super-hard" form of graphite. The new material has many potential industrial applications, for example as a structural component or perhaps for use in high-pressure scientific instruments. |
Popular Mechanics
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How to Make a Slip-Proof Garage Floor: DIY Home Adding a pound of sand to a gallon of floor paint creates a slip-resistant coating. |
Chemistry World
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