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Friction secrets revealed: The surprising physics of Earth’s crust

At a busy street crossing, people wait for the signal to change. When one person steps out first, others soon follow. Scientists in Amsterdam have found that this same kind of behavior happens at a microscopic level when two surfaces begin to slide against one another. The work, carried out by researchers from the University of Amsterdam and the Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography, shows that the hidden world of tiny surface contact poi…
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Brighter Side News broke the news in on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
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