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- noun physics
friction involvingnanosized objects
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In these experiments, gold clusters sliding across a graphite surface experience what the researchers have termed "ballistic nanofriction," which caused them to move in a way that is entirely unlike that of larger sliding objects.
Ars Technica 2010
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In these experiments, gold clusters sliding across a graphite surface experience what the researchers have termed "ballistic nanofriction," which caused them to move in a way that is entirely unlike that of larger sliding objects.
Ars Technica 2010
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In these experiments, gold clusters sliding across a graphite surface experience what the researchers have termed "ballistic nanofriction," which caused them to move in a way that is entirely unlike that of larger sliding objects.
Ars Technica 2010
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An experiment to measure nanofriction has surprising results.
Nano Tech Wire 2009
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