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Time for TBN (and all the rest)
TBN? What is that acronym? Is it on Google? Is it relevant for lubricant consumers to know? Why is TBN not displayed on a can of lube? Is TBN more relevant to specific operating conditions? […]
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Graphene based metamaterials
Introduction Material science has always been the cornerstone of major technological developments of humankind. Achieving commercial flight capability, micro chips, space flight and deep sea exploration are in one way or the other interlinked with […]
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Everything is FAIR in research and tribology.
Introduction We live in an era of big data. Major corporations around the world are competing to collect data about their customers to provide better services to them and stay on top of the pyramid. […]
Advanced Materials
Battling electricity scarcity with Li – TENGs
INTRODUCTION Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have the potential to drive the future of electricity generation and nanotechnology. We already see studies aiming TENGs with innovation strategies like surface microstructure treatment, multilayer design and additive pump design […]
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Refurbishing disc brake rotors using laser cladding
Introduction Laser cladding is a surface treatment method used to refurbish discs brake rotors, which have wide range of applications in road, rail and aviation. A new surface layer will be added on the regions […]
Advanced Materials
Nanolubricants
Nanotechnology has gifted the mankind with particles which are much smaller yet more powerful as they exhibit superior mechanical, electrical, optical properties as compared to the micro particles. It has been reported that the bulk […]
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Attend Tribology Gordon Research Conference (GRC) 2022
Dear Colleagues: After being postponed due to COVID, the Tribology Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) are back! They will both be held this summer at Bates College in Lewiston ME, USA. […]
Computational Tribology
Selecting materials using machine learning
Corrosion as a phenomenon seems pretty common to us, yet it consume 6.2% GDP of the USA yearly. It is estimated that more than a whooping $270 billion dollars are spent in various ways to […]
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Tribological Tests for FREE (apply before February 28th)
The EU funded project i-TRIBOMAT (Grant ID: 814494) launched last month an Open Call for Early Adopters. To promote their brand-new platform “i-TRIBOMAT: the European Tribology Centre”, the i-TRIBOMAT consortium offers their services free-of-charge. […]
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Ferro fluid approach, for better lubrication!
A new breakthrough in lubricant formulation with special focus on use of lubricants which are developed for applications in confined spaces and requirements of low lubricant quantities. These lubricants are composed of non-magnetic solid particles […]