Word: friction
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...remained virtually flat. The point is that while both nations want what one Tokyo official calls a "future-oriented relationship," the future will likely find them on opposite strategic sides. That doesn't mean they can't be good neighbors-good fences and all that-but we can expect friction...
...between magnets embedded in the U-shaped track and others embedded inside the cars causes the train to levitate 10 cm above the bottom of the track - "maglev" is short for magnetic levitation. The magnets also propel the train forward very, very quickly, in part because air creates less friction than rail. The Yamanashi test maglev set a world speed record for trains in 2003 at 361 mph, and it cruises...
...Brave Soldier Aimed at the outdoorsy type, the California-based extreme-sports range includes Friction Zone, an anti-chafing body barrier, and Crash Paks, which contain everything you need to treat a road-rash injury. The silicone-based Shower Shave is designed for use on both face and body (cyclists sometimes shave their legs). www.skinstore.com
...Flaps rotate upward to increase friction during re-entry...
...Harvard man Lobb—who had earlier barbed Mukamel by asking coolly, “Is that your team? You should have got some of your robots to take part...”—began to reel off the reasons for the friction, but didn’t get past Harvard’s flare for poaching MIT’s faculty before being interrupted by his combative counterpart...