Friction can be a car’s best friend on a slippery road. If the road is too slippery the tyres slide or skid. Local authorities monitor roads to make sure they are not too slippery. They measure ...

Yokohama, together with rubber friction expert Dr. Bo Persson, has developed the world’s first theoretical model for predicting rubber wear on surfaces with multiscale roughness ...

Friction can be a car’s best friend on a slippery road. If the road is too slippery the tyres slide or skid. Local authorities monitor roads to make sure they are not too slippery. They measure ...