Tribology Gordon Research Conference

Xavier Borras, PhD

September, 22 2023

Location

Lewiston, ME, United States

Date

On 23.06.2024 to 28.06.2024

https://www.grc.org/tribology-conference/2024/#

Xavier Borras, PhD

Industrial Engineer with focus on Tribology and Sealing Technology. Team player with an open-minded mentality author of several scientific publications and an industrial patent. Interested in Lean Management, Innovation, Circular Economy, Additive Manufacturing and Connected Objects Technology.

Unleashing the Hidden Potential of Recycled Plastics in Tribology – Part 1: Polyethylene

13.11.2023

Table of Contents What happens to recycled plastic?Tribology to the rescue!Why does this matter?Recycling with a purpose What happens to recycled plastic? Plastic recycling is great. It is everywhere. Or at least, the talk of [...]
An Engineering approach to study cancer cells

19.11.2024

Table of Contents Introduction MethodologyResults and discussionsReference Introduction Over the past decade, several methods have been developed to measure the mechanical properties of live cells, with atomic force microscopy (AFM) based indentation testing being the [...]
Superlubricity of nanodiamonds glycerol colloidal solution

22.03.2016

Earlier we reported about superlubricity achieved with a mixture of water and 30 [wt%] glycerol by researchers from Tsinghua University, Beijing. The same investigators just published a paper using this as a base lubricant and [...]
‘Space Fabric’ Links Fashion and Engineering

11.07.2017

Raul Polit Casillas grew up around fabrics. His mother is a fashion designer in Spain, and, at a young age, he was intrigued by how materials are used for design. Now, as a systems engineer [...]
Tribology Informatics

02.02.2023

Table of Contents IntroductionWhat is Tribo-InformaticsHow does tribo-informatics workApplication of tribo-informatics in tribologyLimitations Future development Credit: This article is the summary of Tribo-informatics approaches in tribology research by Nian et.al, published in Springer [1] Introduction [...]

Unleashing the Hidden Potential of Recycled Plastics in Tribology – Part 1: Polyethylene

13.11.2023

Table of Contents What happens to recycled plastic?Tribology to the rescue!Why does this matter?Recycling with a purpose What happens to recycled plastic? Plastic recycling is great. It is everywhere. Or at least, the talk of [...]
An Engineering approach to study cancer cells

19.11.2024

Table of Contents Introduction MethodologyResults and discussionsReference Introduction Over the past decade, several methods have been developed to measure the mechanical properties of live cells, with atomic force microscopy (AFM) based indentation testing being the [...]
Superlubricity of nanodiamonds glycerol colloidal solution

22.03.2016

Earlier we reported about superlubricity achieved with a mixture of water and 30 [wt%] glycerol by researchers from Tsinghua University, Beijing. The same investigators just published a paper using this as a base lubricant and [...]
‘Space Fabric’ Links Fashion and Engineering

11.07.2017

Raul Polit Casillas grew up around fabrics. His mother is a fashion designer in Spain, and, at a young age, he was intrigued by how materials are used for design. Now, as a systems engineer [...]
Tribology Informatics

02.02.2023

Table of Contents IntroductionWhat is Tribo-InformaticsHow does tribo-informatics workApplication of tribo-informatics in tribologyLimitations Future development Credit: This article is the summary of Tribo-informatics approaches in tribology research by Nian et.al, published in Springer [1] Introduction [...]

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