1. Guest editorial: Special issue on science of friction

   • Yonggang Meng
   • Valentin L. Popov
   • Yuanzhong Hu

   EditorialNotes Open access 30 June 2015 Pages: 83 - 84

2. Vapors in the ambient—A complication in tribological studies or an engineering solution of tribological problems?

   • Ala Alazizi
   • Anthony J. Barthel
   • Seong H. Kim

   Review Article Open access 30 June 2015 Pages: 85 - 114

3. Boundary lubrication by adsorption film

   • Jun Zhang
   • Yonggang Meng

   Review Article Open access 30 June 2015 Pages: 115 - 147

4. On the friction and adhesion hysteresis between polymer brushes attached to curved surfaces: Rate and solvation effects

   • Sissi de Beer
   • G. Djuidjé Kenmoé
   • Martin H. Müser

   Research Article Open access 30 June 2015 Pages: 148 - 160

5. Microscale study of frictional properties of graphene in ultra high vacuum

   • Diego Marchetto
   • Tim Feser
   • Martin Dienwiebel

   Research Article Open access 30 June 2015 Pages: 161 - 169

6. Energy dissipation of atomic-scale friction based on one-dimensional Prandtl-Tomlinson model

   • Zi-Jian Wang
   • Tian-Bao Ma
   • Hui Wang

   Research Article Open access 30 June 2015 Pages: 170 - 182

7. The research works of Coulomb and Amontons and generalized laws of friction

   • Elena Popova
   • Valentin L. Popov

   Short Communication Open access 30 June 2015 Pages: 183 - 190