Infinitesimal bearing - Revision history

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Apm: Category:Far term target

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Category:Far term target

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Apm: /* Related */ added back-link to: Increasing bearing area to decrease friction

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Related: added back-link to: Increasing bearing area to decrease friction

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	* [[Mocle]] … another metamaterial concept possibly in part building on this one		* [[Mocle]] … another metamaterial concept possibly in part building on this one
	* [[Emulated elasticity]] … another possible basic [[mechanical metamaterial]]		* [[Emulated elasticity]] … another possible basic [[mechanical metamaterial]]
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			* '''[[Increasing bearing area to decrease friction]]'''

	== Alternate names ==		== Alternate names ==

Apm: /* Related / Superlubricity

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Related: * Superlubricity

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	* [[Scaling law]]s		* [[Scaling law]]s
			* [[Superlubricity]]
	* [[Superlube tube]]s		* [[Superlube tube]]s
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	those metamaterial bearings become [[for all practical purposes]] wear free.		those metamaterial bearings become [[for all practical purposes]] wear free.

	[[File:Infinitesimal-bearing-screencap.png\|thumb\|400px\|A small demo stack of building blocks for a relative speed distributing metamaterial.]]		[[File:Infinitesimal-bearing-screencap.png\|thumb\|400px\|A small demo stack of building blocks for a relative speed distributing metamaterial.{{wikitodo\|Add the .scad code of this model plus some notes on it.}}]]

	[[File:Infinitesimal-bearing-sketch.png\|thumb\|400px\|speed distributions from conventional to infinitesimal bearing\|frame\|From classic to infinitesimal bearings. More layers reduce the relative speed differences. The result has lower friction and higher damage tolerance.]]		[[File:Infinitesimal-bearing-sketch.png\|thumb\|400px\|speed distributions from conventional to infinitesimal bearing\|frame\|From classic to infinitesimal bearings. More layers reduce the relative speed differences. The result has lower friction and higher damage tolerance.]]

Apm at 14:06, 21 August 2025

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	Infinitesimal bearings or '''infinibearings''' for short. <br>		Infinitesimal bearings or '''infinibearings''' for short. <br>
	Also infinibearing [[mechanical metamaterial\|mechanical]] [[gemstone based metamaterial\|metamaterial]].		Also infinibearing [[mechanical metamaterial\|mechanical]] [[gemstone based metamaterial\|metamaterial]]. "Infinibearium(s)".
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	With the availability of [[technology level III\|Advanced atomically precise technology (APM)]] <br>		With the availability of [[technology level III\|Advanced atomically precise technology (APM)]] <br>

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	Infinitesimal bearings or '''infinibearings''' for short. <br>		Infinitesimal bearings or '''infinibearings''' for short. <br>
	~~Alos~~ infinibearing [[mechanical metamaterial\|mechanical]] [[gemstone based metamaterial\|metamaterial]].		Also infinibearing [[mechanical metamaterial\|mechanical]] [[gemstone based metamaterial\|metamaterial]].
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	With the availability of [[technology level III\|Advanced atomically precise technology (APM)]] <br>		With the availability of [[technology level III\|Advanced atomically precise technology (APM)]] <br>

Apm: Added links to metamaterial pages up top.

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Added links to metamaterial pages up top.

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	Infinitesimal bearings or '''infinibearings''' for short. <br>		Infinitesimal bearings or '''infinibearings''' for short. <br>
			Alos infinibearing [[mechanical metamaterial\|mechanical]] [[gemstone based metamaterial\|metamaterial]].
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	With the availability of [[technology level III\|Advanced atomically precise technology (APM)]] <br>		With the availability of [[technology level III\|Advanced atomically precise technology (APM)]] <br>

Apm: moved content in section == Reducing friction further (slightly larger scales) ==

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moved content in section == Reducing friction further (slightly larger scales) ==

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	[[File:Three configurations of infinitesimal bearing metamaterial.gif\|thumb\|400px\|right\|Different configrations (end to end connections) of infinitesimal bearing metamaterial can produce different types of bearings]]		[[File:Three configurations of infinitesimal bearing metamaterial.gif\|thumb\|400px\|right\|Different configrations (end to end connections) of infinitesimal bearing metamaterial can produce different types of bearings]]

	~~Retaining [[atomic precision]] but going to slightly larger scale [[atomically precise roller gearbearing]]s (optimization problem) <br>~~
	~~arranged into an infinitesimal bearing metamaterial may hold the potential for extraordinary low friction bearings.~~

	~~Integrating active drive into infinitesimal bearings one may get shearing [[muscle motors]].~~

	== A note on the naming choice for here on this wiki ==		== A note on the naming choice for here on this wiki ==
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	* doubles the surface area which doubles friction (P ~ A) (A->2A => P-> 2P)		* doubles the surface area which doubles friction (P ~ A) (A->2A => P-> 2P)
	* thus in combination it halves friction (v->v/2 && A->2A => P->P/2)		* thus in combination it halves friction (v->v/2 && A->2A => P->P/2)

			== Reducing friction further (slightly larger scales) ==

			Retaining [[atomic precision]] but going to slightly larger scale [[atomically precise roller gearbearing]]s (optimization problem) <br>
			arranged into an infinitesimal bearing metamaterial may hold the potential for extraordinary low friction bearings.

	== Related AP metamaterials ==		== Related AP metamaterials ==

			Integrating active drive into infinitesimal bearings one may get shearing [[muscle motors]].

	Adding [[chemomechanical converters\|chemomechanical]] or [[electromechanical converters\|electromechanical]] motors into the layers <br>		Adding [[chemomechanical converters\|chemomechanical]] or [[electromechanical converters\|electromechanical]] motors into the layers <br>

Apm: /* Related AP metamaterials */

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Related AP metamaterials

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	== Related AP metamaterials ==		== Related AP metamaterials ==

	Adding [[chemomechanical converters\|chemomechanical]] or [[electromechanical converters\|electromechanical]] motors into the layers changes it into an [[interfacial drive]] (an ''active'' [[metamaterial]]). There the add-up of layer movement acts as one of the methods to accumulate nano motion to macroscopic levels ([[Convergent mechanical actuation]]).		Adding [[chemomechanical converters\|chemomechanical]] or [[electromechanical converters\|electromechanical]] motors into the layers <br>
			changes it into an [[interfacial drive]] (an ''active'' [[metamaterial]]). <br>
			There the add-up of layer movement acts as one of the methods <br>
			to accumulate nano motion to macroscopic levels ([[Convergent mechanical actuation]]).

	== Misc ==		== Misc ==