Contact Analysis for Rough Surfaces

Contact Pressure For Rough Surfaces: A Tutorial

08.11.2017 tribonet 6,087 Views

In this article, a calculation of contact pressure in a rough contact is discussed. The calculation is done using a Tribology Simulator software, which is available for download here (its free to use). The simulator […]

New lubricated mussel-proof coating

05.09.2017 9,601 Views

It all began with a bet. At a conference in Italy in 2013, Nicolas Vogel, then a postdoctoral fellow in Joanna Aizenberg’s lab at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and [...]
Engineers create most wear-resistant metal alloy in the world

03.09.2018 1,083 Views

If you’re ever unlucky enough to have a car with metal tires, you might consider a set made from a new alloy engineered at Sandia National Laboratories. You could skid — not drive, skid — [...]
Environmentally friendly waterproof coating developed

16.07.2018 6,750 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 [...]
Friction is a possible reason for SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion

08.01.2017 1,303 Views

September 1 of 2016 at Cape Canaveral SpaceX lost is Falcon 9 rocket on a launch pad due to dramatic explosion. During a routine preflight fueling test, the rocket and the $200 million Israeli Earth [...]
An Open Access Tribology journal is launched

14.05.2018 615 Views

Chief Editors Professor Valentin Popov and Dr. Roman Pohrt will foster multidisciplinary knowledge exchanges on tribology — a subject integral to any system with moving parts. Tribology — the study of friction and wear — [...]