Negative friction

David Jones

Nature, 1999, vol. 398, issue 6723, 112-112

Abstract: Not all lubricants are liquids, some, such as graphite and molybdenum sulphide, are solid. Under certain conditions molybdenum sulphide chemically reacts to absorb energy from the friction process. Daedalus seeks a lubricant that will react in a way that releases energy. Such a lubricant would decrease friction, and if the reaction was sufficiently forceful it might generate propulsive power, or negative friction.

Date: 1999
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