Physicists learn how to make bearings more stable
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 07:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—A team of physicists, led by Nuno Araujo of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, has found a way to optimize the stability of systems of rotating bearings. The team discovered that it is easiest for such systems to recover from disturbances when the masses of the bearings are proportional to their radii.