Andy Boyd is the CPO at Appfire, an enterprise collaboration software company that enables teams to plan and deliver their best work. As organizations strive to balance autonomy with strategic ...

This article was originally published on MedicalDesign.com in June 2014. High-performance coatings are low-friction, dry-lubricant materials that achieve remarkable synergy by combining the ...

Liquid silicone rubber is growing in popularity as materials development brings novel products to market. At the K 2007 trade show, Wacker Chemie (Munich, Germany) introduced new grades that produce ...

Low-friction rings are all the rage. With no moving parts, breakage and maintenance is zero. They are less expensive than standard blocks, so changing them out is not as costly. And they are lighter ...

If your favorite cyclocrosser is spending too much time in the garage adjusting shifting, take back some of that time by giving a Gore RideOn Ultra Light Sealed Low Friction Shift System cable and ...

Background Lateral ankle sprains are common in indoor sports. High shoe–surface friction is considered a risk factor for non-contact lateral ankle sprains. Spraino is a novel low-friction patch that ...

Imagine how friends would feel if you asked them to prove who they were every time you saw them or when they called you or sent a simple text. Even though their relationships can span decades, many ...

Consider the energy generated when the brakes of a Boeing 767 engage during landing: The plane has a maximum mass of 158,000 kg (350,000 lb) and a typical landing speed of 178 mph (287 kph). According ...

Moiré pattern evolution. Courtesy: Andrea Silva and Xin Cao. If you’ve ever struggled to shift a heavy piece of furniture, you have probably noticed that rotating the furniture while pushing it makes ...

In November 2008, the space shuttle Endeavor visited the International Space Station to do some important repair work. A critical part of the mission was to service the station’s two rotary joints, ...