The physics of sliding friction is gaining impulse from nanoscale and mesoscale
experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent …

Theoretical aspects and evolution of surface diffusion studies are discussed with an
emphasis on non-metallic adsorbates at metal surfaces. A survey of the existing literature is …

Ever since the genesis of life, and throughout the course its further evolution, Nature has
constantly been called upon to act as an engineer in solving technical problems. Organisms …

This review provides an overview of recent advances that have been achieved in
understanding the basic physics of friction and energy dissipation in molecularly thin …

This review describes progress in the field of physisorption. Significant advances in the
knowledge of microscopic structures and interactions of weakly bound adsorbates are …

Long neglected by physicists, the study of friction's atomic-level origins, or nanotribology,
indicates that sliding friction stems from various unexpected sources, including sound …

Geometrically imposed force cancellations lead to ultralow friction between rigid
incommensurate crystalline asperities. Elastic deformations may avert this cancellation but …

Sliding friction between crystal lattices and the physics of cold ion traps are so far non-
overlap** fields. Two sliding lattices may either stick and show static friction or slip with …

Computer simulations have played an important role in advancing our understanding of
tribological processes. They allow controlled numerical experiments where the geometry …

While obtaining theoretical predictions for dissipation during sliding motion is a difficult task,
one regime that allows for analytical results is the so-called noncontact regime, where a …