Tribology of contact/near-contact recording for ultra high density magnetic storage : presented at the 1996 ASME/STLE Tribology Conference, October 13-18, 1996, San Francisco, California

These eight papers focus on fundamental issues related to tribology of the head/media interface in magnetic storage devices. The papers address scientific challenges which will enable higher area storage densities through closer spacing between the head/disk interface. These challenges include under