This review summarizes recent advances in the area of tribology based on the outcome of a
Lorentz Center workshop surveying various physical, chemical and mechanical phenomena …

Molecular simulation is a powerful computational tool for a broad range of applications
including the examination of materials properties and accelerating drug discovery. At the …

The origins of run-in and ultralow friction states of a sliding contact of hydrogenated diamond-
like carbon (H-DLC) and sapphire were studied with an in situ Raman tribometer as well as …

Low-dimensional materials, such as MoS2, hold promise for use in a host of emerging
applications, including flexible, wearable sensors due to their unique electrical, thermal …

Mechanical stress can drive chemical reactions and is unique in that the reaction product
can depend on both the magnitude and the direction of the applied force. Indeed, this …

Interfacial shear-driven or shear-assisted chemical reactions play an important role in many
engineering processes, including reactions between lubricant additives and the surfaces of …

Wear of sliding contacts causes device failure and energy costs; however, the microscopic
principle in activating wear of the interfaces under stress is still open. Here, the typical …

Diamond‐like carbon (DLC) films are capable of achieving superlubricity at sliding
interfaces by a rapid running‐in process. However, fundamental mechanisms governing the …

Since the invention of the atomic force microscope (AFM) three decades ago, there have
been numerous advances in its measurement capabilities. Curiously, throughout these …

Adhesion of nanoscale contacts is important in many applications, including
microelectromechanical systems, fibrillar adhesives, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) …