{"title":"Laurie Winkless","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaurie Winkless crafts engaging explorations of the physical world, blending clear scientific insight with approachable storytelling. Her work delves into the everyday phenomena that often go unnoticed, revealing the fascinating forces and materials that shape our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a compelling mix of physics and natural science, presented with wit and clarity. Winkless's writing invites curiosity, making complex topics accessible and enjoyable for anyone interested in the wonders of science and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sticky-by-laurie-winkless-9781472950857","title":"Sticky","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the scale of atoms and molecules, things quite often like to stick together. But these tiny interactions don't just matter at the nanoscale; taken together, they produce some important larger-scale forces – friction, for example. This force keeps our cars on the road, trains on the tracks and our feet on the ground; similarly, anything moving through water or air encounters drag, a force caused by the viscous nature of fluids. In other words, there's a lot of stickiness going on, all the time. But what do we actually know about the physics of stickiness? What's really going on? How has nature evolved to make use of it, and what technological advances has it enabled the human race to create?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSticky\u003c\/i\u003e, physicist Laurie Winkless brings the amazing world of surface science to the popular science market for the first time. 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By exploring the tiniest of interactions, Laurie Winkless shows how civilisation owes a great deal to our knowledge of the science of stickiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833492558060,"sku":"9781472950857","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11646093482712.jpg?v=1758463532"},{"product_id":"sticky-by-laurie-winkless-9781472950840","title":"Sticky","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou are surrounded by stickiness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith every step you take, air molecules cling to you and slow you down; the effect is harder to ignore in water. When you hit the road, whether powered by pedal or engine, you rely on grip to keep you safe. The Post-it note and glue in your desk drawer. The non-stick pan on your stove. The fingerprints linked to your identity. The rumbling of the Earth deep beneath your feet, and the ice that transforms waterways each winter. All of these things are controlled by tiny forces that operate on and between surfaces, with friction playing the leading role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSticky\u003c\/i\u003e, Laurie Winkless explores how friction shapes both the manufactured and natural worlds, and describes how our understanding of surface science has given us an ability to manipulate stickiness, down to the level of a single atom. But this apparent success doesn’t tell the whole story. Each time humanity has pushed the boundaries of science and engineering, we’ve discovered that friction still has a few surprises up its sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo do we \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e understand this force? 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