Newly discovered material may ease wear and tear on extraterrestrial vehicles – EE Journal

ROLLA, Mo. As NASAs Mars Perseverance Rover continues to explore the surface of Mars, scientists on Earth have developed a new nanoscale metal carbide that could act as a superlubricant to reduce wear and tear on future rovers.
Researchers in Missouri University of Science and Technologys chemistry department and Argonne National Laboratorys Center for Nanoscale Materials, working with a class of two-dimensional nanomaterials known as MXenes, have discovered that the materials work well to reduce…

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