Graphene gives friction the slip - Materials Today
Super-smooth coatings made from single layers of carbon known as graphene could save energy by eliminating friction and reduce wear and tear on mechanical components. Now an international team of researchers thinks they have cracked the origins of graphene’s superlubricity, laying the groundwork for the realization of this type of frictionless coatings [Kawai et al., Science 351 (2016) 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aad3569].
