Roughness, defined as unevenness of material surfaces, plays an important role in
determining how engineering components or natural objects interact with other bodies and …

Atomistic simulations of dislocation mobility reveal that body-centered cubic (BCC) high-
entropy alloys (HEAs) are distinctly different from traditional BCC metals. HEAs are …

Adhesive wear is a direct result of material removal from surface asperities in contact due to
adhesive forces. While macroscopic experiments confirmed the existence of a linear wear …

Ductile-to-brittle transition in cutting mode is an important phenomenon in the ultra-precision
machining and surface finish of brittle materials. Using a newly-developed coarse-grained …

The surface topography of diamond coatings strongly affects surface properties such as
adhesion, friction, wear, and biocompatibility. However, the understanding of multi-scale …

A volumetric contact theory is developed that is valid for investigating electro-mechanical
contact properties between random rough surfaces. The theory includes the contact …

The anatase phase of TiO2 is highly suitable for photocatalytic application consequently,
prerequisite an unpretentious scale‐independent understanding of its roughening …

Understanding the process of earthquake preparation is of utmost importance in mitigating
the potential damage caused by seismic events. That is why the study of seismic precursors …

The contact between rough metallic bodies almost always involves plastic flow in the area of
real contact. We performed indentation experiments on sandblasted aluminum surfaces to …

Many naturally formed and processed surfaces are rough over a broad range of length
scales. Surface roughness reduces the area of contact between solids, with ramifications for …