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Hard, but highly elastic form of carbon developed

14.06.2017 tribonet 1,362 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 […]

How can tribology help extend critical machinery service life?

14.01.2019 1,024 Views

Tribology is the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion. Basically, it studies friction, wear and lubrication – three phenomena linked to surface degradation and, thus, to machine reliability and performance. When machines wear out, [...]
Bio-based material stronger than steel and spider silk altogether

16.05.2018 611 Views

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 [...]
Note on the history of contact mechanics and friction

23.01.2018 477 Views

No future without history! A great article on the history of great discoveries in the field of contact mechanics and friction was recently published by Elena Popova and Valentin L. Popov. Here we present the [...]
Environmentally friendly waterproof coating developed

16.07.2018 6,673 Views

Fabrics that resist water are essential for everything from rainwear to military tents, but conventional water-repellent coatings have been shown to persist in the environment and accumulate in our bodies, and so are likely to [...]
Superlubricity of carbon nanotubes as a prerequisite for mechanically activated ionic transport

31.08.2020 332 Views

The field of nanofluidics is the study of the behavior, control and manipulation of fluids that are confined in extremely small structures. The dimensions of these minute structures typically range from 1 nanometer to 100 [...]