WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism for wear in metals: a swirling, fluid-like microscopic behavior in a solid piece of metal sliding over another. The ...

Dezeen Showroom: vertical wood slats create visual intrigue with the Koan sliding door, designed by Kokaistudios for Lualdi to suit a range of interiors. Koan is a configurable system of sliding and ...

OAKLAND — In Rome, Paris, Florence and other cosmopolitan cities, the clanking of metal sliding doors, like the revving of motorbikes on cobblestones, heralds dawn’s arrival. The metal doors here, ...