{
  "id": 7796987,
  "title": "Heating mica to 200°C reveals friction independent of sliding speed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/heating-mica-to-200-c-reveals-friction-independent-of-sliding-speed",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-mica-200c-reveals-friction-independent.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Through joint research with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Tokyo, NIMS for the first time experimentally demonstrated friction completely independent of sliding velocity—an ideal that had never been realized—by heating mica, a layered oxide also used as a lubricant material, to 200°C (392°F). NIMS also clarified that this is caused by the disappearance of defects within crystals…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}