The movement of gears and motors in micromachines just got easier because of the lateral Casimir force. This force acts tangential to two surfaces, resulting in a horizontal sliding motion of one ...

Stainless steel rollers, high thermal insulation, suitable for panels up to 4 meters high, minimal design, inline or external drainage gutter Motion Facades' minimal sliding system is engineered for ...

Ferrocene is a key molecule for developing molecular machines. However, it readily decomposes on the surface of flat noble metal substrates, marking a significant challenge. Now researchers have ...

Neil Humphrey (left), a UW professor of geology and geophysics, and Nathan Maier, a UW geology Ph.D. student, pose on the Greenland Ice Sheet during 2017 field research. The two wrote a paper, titled ...

You might have seen some of the viral videos of this giant steel slide at Belle Isle Park in Michigan, which temporarily closed this summer because riders were sliding so fast they were losing contact ...