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Automated inverse design of metainterfaces with tailored friction laws
Researchers have published work in Nature describing an automated inverse design method for metainterfaces — engineered surfaces whose contact behaviour can be programmed. The approach allows designers to specify a desired friction law and computationally generate surface architectures that deliver it, promising applications in robotics, tribology and mechanical systems where controllable friction is essential.
Why now: The publication of a Nature paper on programmable friction surfaces is drawing attention from the physics and materials research community.
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