Anisotropic friction to the extreme?

Subject: Anisotropic friction to the extreme?

Date: Sat May 22 16:21:23 2010
Posted by Tiago
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Area of science: Engineering
ID: 1274570483.Eg

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Would it be possible to develop a material that is mostly frictionless along a
single axis and very grippy along the remaining directions, that when used to
make the sole of a shoe would make that shoe work like a wheelless skate? What
about going even further and having it only be slippery when moving forward,
being grippy when moving backwards?

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