Daniel J. Lacks

TL;DR: The electrostatic charge that is generated when two materials are contacted or rubbed and then separated is a well-known physical process that has been studied for more than 2500 years as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, a simple model is used to address triboelectric charging in granular insulating systems, where the existence of electrons trapped in high-energy states can be released during collisions with another particle and transferred to the other particle.

TL;DR: It is suggested that previous experiments have observed the spinodal decomposition pathway in SiO2 and that the predicted first-order transformation will be observed in experiments carried out at higher temperatures.

TL;DR: A review of recent advances and their accompanying surprises can be found in this paper. Yet, its most basic foundations remain poorly understood, and progress is often countered by the emergence of baffling new observations.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of shear on the potential energy landscape of ductile glasses were examined with respect to the mechanical properties of ductiles. And the authors found that shear strain can cause the disappearance of local potential energy minima, rendering the system mechanically unstable and forcing the system to move to alternate local minima.