Frictionless superlubricity achieved at macroscale reducing friction-related costs representing 1 to 4% of world's GDP

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-superlubricity-frictionless-state-macroscale.html

"previously only achievable at nanoscale... carbon (nanocrystals with graphene footprint variants), sustainably produced/ deposited using high temperature biowaste process, coating substrates of structural steels, Ti, Ni alloys... carbon nanocrystals deform, flatten, coalesce in wear tracks forming graphitic films... under ambient atmospheric conditions,... superlubricious coefficient of friction ~0.003, coating life ~150,000 cycles... automotive fuel efficiency, manufacturing and industrial machinery, electronic devices"

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