As someone who has played guitar for over 30 years, I can tell you that the secret to regular practice isn’t teeth-grinding discipline. It isn’t external rewards or penalties. It isn’t even the dream ...

A TransUnion report found that 84 percent of renters said their credit scores improved after having their on-time rent ...

Jerry Cao is a UX content strategist at UXPin — the wireframing and prototyping app. To learn how to master the art of persuasive design, check out Interaction Design Best Practices: Time & Behavior.

This image taken with an electron microscope shows that tiny carbon spheres added to motor oil reduce friction and wear typically seen in engines by as much as 25 percent, suggesting a similar ...

Friction is enemy No. 1 for powertrain engineers striving to meet rising fuel-economy standards. "As engines get smaller, eliminating friction becomes even more important," says Dave Lancaster, a ...

Editor’s Note: Brenden Mulligan is an entrepreneur who created Onesheet, ArtistData, MorningPics, and PhotoPile. He’s an mentor for 500 Startups, Advise.me and several startups. You can find him on ...

Despite the fast-paced growth in online retail sales, checkout conversions and cart abandonment are still a huge problem for many retailers—particularly on mobile, where conversion rates are around ...

If you’re a retailer thinking about how to best use technologies such as AI, computer vision and analytics, I encourage you to pause for moment to consider something else first: friction. Today’s ...

Even the strongest brands can lose customers when the buying process becomes confusing, slow or unnecessarily complicated. From unclear next steps to impersonal systems and delayed follow-ups, ...

Minimizing digital friction and fostering digital dexterity in K–12 environments requires a concerted effort that involves training, integration between systems and single sign-on.

Nanoscale machines expected to have wide application in industry, energy, medicine and other fields may someday operate far more efficiently, thanks to important theoretical discoveries concerning the ...