Sticky: The Secret Science of Surfaces Winkless Laurie
Sticky: The Secret Science of Surfaces Winkless Laurie You are surrounded by stickiness. When you hit the road, whether powered by pedal or engine, you rely on grip to keep you safe. With every step…
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Sticky: The Secret Science of Surfaces Winkless Laurie
You are surrounded by stickiness. When you hit the road, whether powered by pedal or engine, you rely on grip to keep you safe. With every step you take, air molecules cling to you and slow you down; the effect is harder to ignore in water.
The non-stick pan on your stove. The Post-it note and glue in your desk drawer. The fingerprints linked to your identity.
The rumbling of the Earth deep beneath your feet, and the ice that transforms waterways each winter. All of these things are controlled by tiny forces that operate on and between surfaces, with friction playing the leading role.In Sticky, Laurie Winkless explores some of the ways that friction shapes both the manufactured and natural worlds, and describes how our understanding of surface science has given us an ability to manipulate stickiness, down to the level of a single atom. But this apparent success doesn't
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