Almost frictionless

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 12:49 in Physics & Chemistry

Lubricants in bearings and gear units ensure that not too much energy is lost through friction. Yet it still takes a certain percentage of the energy to compensate for friction losses. Lubricants made of liquid crystals could reduce friction to almost zero...

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