Recent advances in 2D nanomaterials, such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides,
boron nitride, MXenes, allow not only to discover several new nanoscale phenomena but …

Three‐dimensional (3D) imaging techniques (eg, confocal microscopy) are commonly used
to visualize in vitro models, especially microvasculature on‐a‐chip. Conversely, 3D analysis …

The tribological properties of a nano-patterned Si surface have been investigated in ambient
condition by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The pattern, consisting of parallel grooves, …

MXenes, a newly emerging class of layered two dimensional (2D) materials, are promising
solid lubricants due to their 2D structure consisting of weakly-bonded layers with a low shear …

Robots are expanding from industrial applications to daily life, in areas such as medical
robotics, rehabilitative robotics, social robotics, and mobile/aerial robotics systems. In recent …

It has been recently reported that graphene is able to significantly reduce the friction
coefficient of steel-on-steel sliding contacts. The microscopic origin of this behavior has been …

MoS 2 is usually applied as thick films (1 μm and above) on sliding counterparts to decrease
friction and wear. Thick films of MoS 2 generally grow columnar-like and the bending or …

The present work aims to understand the sliding of ordered/disordered molybdenum disulfide
against itself by combination of nanoscale sliding experiments and atomistic simulations. …

Friction‐induced energy dissipation impedes the performance of nanomechanical devices.
Nevertheless, the application of graphene is known to modulate frictional dissipation by …

The morphology of ultrathin epitaxial MgO layers reactively grown on Ag (001) was investigated
by using scanning tunnelling microscopy. In the initial deposition stage Ag atoms are …