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What is the difference between reciprocated and non-reciprocated sliding?

23.10.2019 tribonet 894 Views

Sliding mode is an often overlooked aspect of tribological testing; in some applications surfaces are reciprocated with respect to each other, while in other applications the slider only contacts fresh counter surface. For example, in […]

Hard, but highly elastic form of carbon developed

14.06.2017 1,368 Views
Washington, DC— A team including several Carnegie scientists has developed a form of ultrastrong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of properties could serve a [...]
Examining Wear on the Teeth of Herbivores

09.03.2020 498 Views
Individuals who deal with the health of animals on a regular basis are keenly interested in understanding the wear processes that affect the teeth of herbivores. Understanding these wear processes will potentially lead to the [...]
High-speed camera shows incoming particles cause damage by briefly melting surfaces as they strike

24.01.2019 450 Views
Video of the impact of a 10-micrometer particle (coming in from the left) traveling at more than 1 km/sec shows clearly the splashing away of molten material from the surface at the moment of impact. [...]
Tribology at Work on the Strings

12.07.2017 1,679 Views
There’s something about the moan and wail of a good gut-bucket slide guitar riff that can grab you by the innards and not let go. Any tribologist worth his salt is likely to have another [...]
Triboelectricity - a big renewable energy source

12.12.2016 2,637 Views
Tribo-electric effect is an effect of electricity generation, when two dissimilar materials come into contact and electrons migrate from one to another. Most of us have observed the tribo-electric effect in their life when rubbed [...]