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Dry Lubricants

13.04.2022 Riya Veluri

What are Dry Lubricants? Dry lubricants or solid lubricants are substances that, even though they’re within the solid phase, can decrease the friction of two materials that slide against one another without the requirement of […]

Unlocking the Secrets of Sliding Systems: A Multi-Scale Flash Temperature Model

28.08.2023

Dear Readers, In the captivating world of mechanical engineering, where surfaces slide and interact, an important discovery promises to improve our understanding of friction, wear, and heat generation. Researchers have unveiled an innovative multi-scale flash [...]
Tribological issues in MEMS devices

08.08.2022

For the convenience of our readers who are not familiar with MEMS technology, we have first given a brief introduction to MEMS. Defining Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) In a simpler way, MEMS can be defined [...]
Tribology in Medical Implants

06.03.2023

Introduction In 2019, medical devices reached a global market of around $456.9 billion, this growing number is due to their significance in our day-to-day life [1]. Medical devices are evolving for decades and providing the [...]
Feasibility of fuel cell powered trucks to support electric grid

10.04.2024

By Dr. Neil Canter, Contributing Editor | TLT Tech Beat April 2024 A study was conducted to determine if fuel cell powered trucks parked at vehicle-to-grid hydrogen fuel stations can contribute power to the grid [...]
Adhesive Wear Particles Generation: by Fracture or Atom-by-Atom?

01.08.2016

The most famous equation to predict wear known probably to everyone working in the field of tribology is Archard’s model (1953). The model assumes that wear occurs through the fracture of plastically deformed material and [...]