The phrase "about the friction of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing topics related to friction in physics, engineering, or other contexts where friction is a relevant factor.
Example: "The research paper focuses on the effects of temperature changes about the friction of various materials."
Alternatives: "regarding the friction of" or "concerning the friction of".
But Carly began to complain about the friction of urban life.
Classic buddy movies -- "The Odd Couple," "Midnight Run" -- are about the friction of opposites succumbing to friendship, or at least the recognition of a common humanity.
Will sat on the other side, in front of his laptop, stalled on the one sentence he had written for a science report about the friction of roller coasters.
Rad's quote about the friction of introductions still rings true over a year later, and Mashr co-founder Brian Nichols argues that Matchmaker did not succeed because it wasn't a true piece of the core Tinder experience.
Isn't there something about removing the friction of word-of-mouth referrals that inherently lessen the value of them?
In dry sliding, the friction of coated surfaces was about the same as for uncoated surfaces, except for the 1-µm coating, which had higher friction.
The friction of direct interaction is nonexistent.
It removes the friction of starting.
His most recent book, "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets", is about the friction between the rigours of a market economy and the demands of social justice.
But The Satanic Verses remains a book about the struggles of migration and the frictions of cultural exchange.
There has been a lot of recent discussion about the friction caused by the spectre of Silicon Valley's engineering culture rubbing up against the culture of media, or politics, or other less quantitative fields - whether it was Mark Zuckerberg patiently listening to rightwing bloggers explain why they didn't like his humans, or his algorithm, or Thiel vs Gawker.
