Customer effort is both the most important and the most overlooked factor in building true customer loyalty. Unnecessary effort, a.k.a. friction, is particularly damaging. Starting a friction log will ...

Researchers at the University of Konstanz have uncovered a new mechanism of sliding friction: resistance to motion that arises without any mechanical contact, driven purely by collective magnetic ...

As the biggest name in U.S. e-commerce, Amazon tends to set the curve for customer expectations. The company first introduced buyers to one-click purchasing in 1999. At the time the concept was seen ...

IN 2009, World Aquatics banned a specific type of swimsuit from all international competitions in water sports, ruling that it gave athletes an unfair advantage. The development of this swimsuit ...