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Boundary Lubrication

15.03.2020 James Ewen, PhD

What is Boundary Lubrication? [avatar user=”James Ewen” size=”original” align=”left” link=”https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-ewen/“] The article was created by Dr. James Ewen[/avatar] Boundary lubrication describes situations where the applied load is primarily supported by contacting solid asperities, rather than […]

Controlling friction of graphene

02.02.2017

Graphene, a wonder just one atom thick material, shows incredible wear-resistance and super low friction levels. This behavior is ascribed to its low inter-layer shear properties and high normal load carrying capabilities. However, in many [...]
Bio-based material stronger than steel and spider silk altogether

16.05.2018

Researchers at KTH have produced a bio-based material that is reported to surpass the strength of all known bio-based materials whether fabricated or natural, including wood and spider silk. Working with cellulose nanofibre (CNF), the [...]
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Friction in Only One Direction

07.07.2019

Nature has amazed us since the beginning of time. It provides the foundation for all of our best ideas. The animal world provides the inspiration behind one of the new inventions in the world of [...]
The Science of Friction on Graphene

12.08.2017

Sliding on flexible graphene surfaces has been uncharted territory until now, Graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon sheets just one atom thick, has been the subject of widespread research, in large part because of its [...]
Estimation of functional properties of coatings by different tribological test methods

13.09.2021

By Dr. Ameneh Schneider – Optimol Instruments GmbH and Dr. Mathias Woydt – MATRILUB Introduction Interest in special coatings and thin films for tribological applications increased rapidly in the last few decades, especially driven by [...]