Everything Flows: Refining the Laws of Friction in Caltech's "Seismological Wind Tunnel"
March 13, 2025
March 13, 2025
PASADENA, California, March 13 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Everything Flows: Refining the Laws of Friction in Caltech's "Seismological Wind Tunnel"
Imagine a heavy book resting on a table. If you try to gently push the book across the table with the tip of your finger, it may first appear to remain motionless--it needs a lot more force to start sliding visibly. Similarly, if you slowly start tilt . . .
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Everything Flows: Refining the Laws of Friction in Caltech's "Seismological Wind Tunnel"
Imagine a heavy book resting on a table. If you try to gently push the book across the table with the tip of your finger, it may first appear to remain motionless--it needs a lot more force to start sliding visibly. Similarly, if you slowly start tilt . . .