Jonathan Leong
ABOUT
Jonathan Leong graduated from the NUS-Imperial College Joint PhD Programme at the National University of Singapore. He is interested in all things related to friction, but particularly at the micro- or nano-scale. He is a lecturer at SIM University.
Stories by Jonathan Leong
Flying The Flag For Wind Energy
Scientists have developed a way to harvest energy from the fluttering motion of a flag-like generator strapped to the roof of a car.
Controlling Levitating Disks With Nanoscale Textures
Modifying the surface texture between moving objects can generate sufficient gas pressure to cause levitation, scientists show.
High Friction? Change The Direction Your Crystal Faces
Tweaking the orientation of crystal coatings could be a new way to tune frictional properties, scientists say.