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Nordtrib 2016: conference summary and outlook on the field of tribology 50 years after the Jost report

19.06.2016 Dennis Ernens

Nordtrib 2016 came to a close last Friday and I returned home inspired and energized for the next stint in my PhD research. This post is an overview of the conference and summarises the outlook […]

The Mechanism of Glycerol Superlubricity

09.05.2016 Aydar Akchurin

Glycerol is a highly viscous liquid, generating friction coefficient of 0.1 and up for bearing steels in boundary lubrication. In full film EHL, pure glycerol generates high friction as well and therefore is rarely used […]

Graphene based solid lubricant reduces friction and wear

22.08.2017

This composite image depicts the makeup and performance of a new non-liquid lubricant developed by researchers at Purdue University. (Purdue University image/ Abdullah A. Alazemi) Download image. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have created a [...]
Graphene based metamaterials

17.10.2022

Introduction Material science has always been the cornerstone of major technological developments of humankind. Achieving commercial flight capability, micro chips, space flight and deep sea exploration are in one way or the other interlinked with [...]
Decrease Friction with Hydrogen Ions

13.06.2016

Currently, a large portion of consumed energy is used to overcome friction. Design of low friction components is a primary goal in building a sustainable society. Superlubricity, the state of ultralow friction (<0.01), has already [...]
Wear Resistant Self Healing Hydrophobic Coatings

01.05.2017

Unbreakable: Water-Repellent Coating | MSE Anish Tuteja Anish Tuteja, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Associate Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and his research group have created a self-healing, water-repellent spray-on coating [...]
Insights into Soft tribology

31.10.2023

Table of Contents IntroductionImportance of soft tribologyChallenges in Soft tribologyReference Introduction Soft tribological contacts are widespread in our daily lives, from vehicle tires on roads to interactions within the human body, such as bone-cartilage and [...]