Gerhard Schubert | About Tribology

An ingenious work on contact mechanics by Föppl and Schubert went into oblivion due to the Second World War

28.09.2020 tribonet 217 Views

The history of science sometimes reads like a detective novel. The personal destinies sometimes lead to the fact that outstanding, ingenious works which were decades ahead of their time, sink into oblivion. This seems to […]

What is the difference between reciprocated and non-reciprocated sliding?

23.10.2019 790 Views

Sliding mode is an often overlooked aspect of tribological testing; in some applications surfaces are reciprocated with respect to each other, while in other applications the slider only contacts fresh counter surface. For example, in [...]
Is there a Future for the Internal Combustion Engine?

02.12.2019 7,647 Views

As regulations regarding traditional automobiles and emissions become tighter around the world, the future of the internal combustion engine becomes more uncertain, which is a great concern to those involved in the lubricant business. However, [...]
2D Materials Elastic Properties - AFM-Hertz Methodology

20.04.2016 513 Views

2D materials are single or only few atomic layer thick and posses unique properties with potential in many technological fields. They are highly anisotropic, having significantly different properties in-plane and perpendicular-to-the-plane. For example, graphene, [...]
In specially coated tubes, the more viscous liquid flows faster

25.01.2021 279 Views

The rate of flow of different types of fluids moving along pipes has critical ramifications when you consider physiological functions like the cardiovascular system. The speed of blood flow through the heart and its network [...]
Brasenia schreberi mucilage - superlubric biological liquid

21.03.2016 427 Views

Superlubricity is a state of low friction, broadly defined as the state with the coefficient of friction lower than 0.01. This level is not achievable with classical lubrication mechanisms and currently other methods are being [...]