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Researchers at the University of Konstanz have uncovered a new mechanism of sliding friction: resistance to motion that ...

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 ...