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“Understanding friction at the nano scale“
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Thursday, 19. May 2016 |
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15:15 – 16:15 |
Thursday
19 May 2016, from 15:15 to 16:15
Speaker : Astrid
de Wijn (
Abstract :
Friction between solid surfaces is an important
phenomenon in everyday life.
Without it, even something as simple as holding a
piece of paper would be impossible.
While humans have had to deal with friction since
prehistoric times, we actually
understand little about the
process on nanometer scales that give rise to it.
In this colloquium, I will attempt to give an overview
of the type of research that is done
in the field of
fundamental nantrobilogy, i.e. the fundamental study
of friction on
small scales, using
examples from my own and other people's work.