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'Space Fabric' Links Fashion and Engineering

11.07.2017 tribonet 1,447 Views

Raul Polit Casillas grew up around fabrics. His mother is a fashion designer in Spain, and, at a young age, he was intrigued by how materials are used for design. Now, as a systems engineer […]

Switchable Friction on Graphene

15.08.2016 271 Views

Graphene is a unique material in many aspects and has recently been applied in various ways. In tribology, it has been shown to lead to a superlubricity – an ultra low friction state. In laboratory [...]
Simulations explain why the ice is so slippery

21.05.2018 780 Views

Everybody knows that sliding on ice or snow, is much easier than sliding on most other surfaces. But why is the ice surface slippery? This question has engaged scientists for more than a century and [...]
New Stretchability Record Set by Nanogenerator

21.10.2019 121 Views

A nanogenerator has set a new record by stretching in a manner similar to rubber band to more than 25 times its original length. This represents a 2500% stretchability factor, which beats the previous record [...]
Tribometer managing autumn leaf problem on railways worldwide

25.02.2019 1,378 Views

Since the 1800s, railway organizations have been struggling with low adhesion on the rail, especially during the Autumn season also known as the “slippery track season”. In Autumn, leaves fall on the rails and when [...]
Bio-based material stronger than steel and spider silk altogether

16.05.2018 591 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 [...]