Article: Now that's a power suit

Sometime in the future, you may be out taking a walk and listening to music on your iPod or some other portable media player. Al! of a sudden, the music stops because your batteries in the media player are exhausted.

What to do? You could go to the store and buy new batteries or you could be wearing a specific type of clothing that provides sufficient energy to power the iPod. One example of this type of clothing is a power shirt.

In TLT we have devoted many articles to gaining a better understanding of friction and how to overcome it. We as tribologists consider friction to be a major challenge for lubricant users. For example, heightened awareness about rising energy costs has placed more ...

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