February 3, 2009 Now here's a good idea! Zardoz has introduced Teflon-infused hard waxes for skiers and snowboarders which reduce friction between the ski or snowboard base and the snow.

Julien Scheibert and colleagues at the University of Lyon used simple and easily-adjustable metasurfaces to create specific coefficients of friction at the interface between glass and elastomer ...

Unfortunately, despite its ubiquity, calculating friction coefficients is still a challenging proposition due to the vast number of characteristics of individual materials. In this new effort ...

In relation to safety aspects standardisation bodies rather concentrate on slippery than on dull floors. Thus, sliding friction coefficients from 0.4 to 0.6 (DIN 18032) are recommended. Biomechanical ...