Learning the 'effective' notions of static and sliding friction, students of mechanics ... As with many mysteries of physics, this one seems to have quantum origins, with close links with other ...

1), were the main topics of debate at the recent Trends in Nanotribology conference, held at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics ... from static to kinetic friction in macroscopic ...

First discovered in 600 B.C., the underlying physics behind this phenomenon ... So, there we have it—deformations and friction are the long-sought keys to static electricity.