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Towards a model of hydration-lubricated contact

30.11.2020 Jean-David Wheeler 419 Views

Have you ever tried to cross a small river by jumping from one emerging stone to another? I always try when I go on a walk! But I feel safer when these mossy/algae covered stones […]

How to better predict the minimum film thickness of elastohydrodynamic contacts?

11.01.2021 824 Views

Let’s say you have the choice between an almost infinite lifespan device, and a device that undergoes wear and failure within a few minutes or hours of running. In most cases, you would choose the [...]
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 [...]
High Hardness Boron Rich Boron Carbide is Synthesized using CVD

18.05.2020 399 Views

Hardness is a material’s resistance to plastic deformation and this property is widely used to rank materials for various engineering applications. Hard materials can be used for cutting, drilling. Hardness frequently correlates with wear resistance [...]
Materials researchers study the causes of wear – permanent molecular modifications occur at first contact

11.10.2018 551 Views

Wear has major impacts on economic efficiency or health. All movable parts are affected, examples being the bearing of a wind power plant or an artificial hip joint. However, the exact cause of wear is [...]
Is there a Future for the Internal Combustion Engine?

02.12.2019 7,747 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, [...]