I've been thinking a lot about the role of friction lately -- or perhaps more importantly, the lack thereof -- in media design. Generally speaking, the user experience design of our most successful ...

Friction is all around us, working against the motion of tires on pavement, the scrawl of a pen across paper, and even the flow of proteins through the bloodstream. Whenever two surfaces come in ...

IN 2009, World Aquatics banned a specific type of swimsuit from all international competitions in water sports, ruling that it gave athletes an unfair advantage. The development of this swimsuit ...