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Decrease Friction with Hydrogen Ions

13.06.2016 Dr. Aydar Akchurin 571 Views

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 […]

Say “modeling” not “simulation”

24.07.2017 1,449 Views

Richard M. Stallman, founder and president of the Free Software Foundation and founding father of the GNU Project, has a long been repeating “say GNU, not Linux” although he has not had much success. In the same sense, from this corner [...]
Triboelectricity - a big renewable energy source

12.12.2016 2,300 Views

Tribo-electric effect is an effect of electricity generation, when two dissimilar materials come into contact and electrons migrate from one to another. Most of us have observed the tribo-electric effect in their life when rubbed [...]
Anyone is up for challenge?

08.01.2016 192 Views

Society of tribology and lubrication engineers announced Contact Mechanics Challenge. Dr. Martin Müser initiated a competition in calculation of a real contact area. He has already results of his own calculation and challenges other groups [...]
Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Zinc Phosphate - Iron Oxide Reaction

04.04.2016 563 Views

In order to improve wear resistance of the surfaces operating in harsh conditions, along with base oils additives are frequently used. ZDDP is one of the best additives in terms of antiwear performance, however, environmentally unfriendly. [...]
Power generating floor from waste - thanks to triboelecric effect

12.09.2017 733 Views

Visitors to UW–Madison’s Union South walk across a section of floor designed and installed by College of Engineering researchers to capture the energy of footsteps and turn it into usable electricity. Photo: Adrienne Nienow As [...]