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Contact mechanics challenge results: a follow up discussion

05.02.2018 tribonet 563 Views

In 2015 Prof. Martin Müser of Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany initiated a contact mechanics challenge with a goal to provide tribologists with benchmarks to decide which method is the most appropriate for a particular problem. […]

Keeping the Wind in Your Sails

19.07.2017 2,754 Views

Just like any mechanical device, a wind energy system needs timely, appropriate lubrication in order to function reliably and predictably. Wind turbines routinely withstand extremely demanding conditions: vibration, high mechanical loads, contamination and moisture are [...]
New method reveals how damage occurs in human biological cells due to mechanical fatigue

18.11.2019 393 Views

Human red cells (RBCs) are very versatile and have the ability to experience cell deformation as they move around different small vessels and capillaries. Their average life time is around 120 days and during this [...]
The science of slippery bananas

24.11.2017 3,787 Views

They’re yellow. They’re radioactive. And they’re very slippery. Yes, they’re bananas, and we have just found out why they’re so slippery. So yellow … yes we all know that. But radioactive? Well yes, bananas are [...]
Surface a Key Element in Robotic Fingers

22.10.2018 778 Views

Picking up a pen off a desk and writing with it might seem easy to you, but it’s no small feat to a robot. For one thing, once you pick up the pen, you then [...]
Macroscale superlubricity

11.01.2016 523 Views

Friction rises when bodies come to contact and start relative sliding. This phenomenon occurs in many mechanical systems and it is estimated that over 30% of the fuel in cars is consumed to overcome [...]