1. Editorial

   EditorialNotes Pages: iii - iii

2. Bridging the gap

   • David Tabor

   OriginalPaper Pages: iv - v

3. What determines static friction and controls the transition to sliding?

   • Günter Reiter
   • A. Levent Demirel
   • Steve Granick

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 12

4. Observation of controlled, electrochemically induced friction force modulations in the nano-Newton range

   • M. Binggeli
   • R. Christoph
   • H. -E. Hintermann

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 21

5. Nanotribology: an UHV-SFM study on thin films of AgBr(001)

   • R. Lüthi
   • E. Meyer
   • H. -J. Güntherodt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 33

6. The effect of ion implantation on the sliding wear behaviour of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene against an oxidised titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V

   • C. Allen
   • A. Bloyce
   • T. Bell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 38

7. The surface chemistry of chloroform as an extreme-pressure lubricant additive at high concentrations

   • W. T. Tysoe
   • K. Surerus
   • P. V. Kotvis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 46

8. The interaction of short-chain model lubricants with the surfaces of hydrogenated amorphous carbon films

   • Scott S. Perry
   • Gabor A. Somorjai
   • R. White

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 58

9. Quantification of a lubricant transfer process that enhances the sliding life of a MoS₂ coating

   • K. J. Wahl
   • I. L. Singer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 66

10. Anomalous wear behavior of MoS₂ films in moderate vacuum and dry nitrogen

    • Michael N. Gardos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 85

11. Mechanical properties of amorphous carbon nitride thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputter-deposition

    • Dong Li
    • Yip-Wah Chung
    • William D. Sproul

    OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 93

12. Application of the Richardson technique to the analysis of surface profiles and particle boundaries

    • Michael G. Hamblin
    • Gwidon W. Stachowiak

    OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 108