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New bearings for high-speed applications

20.04.2018 tribonet 1,060 Views

A clear trend in compressor and pump applications is to raise the power density by increasing the rotational speed. To fulfil this requirement, SKF has developed a new range of single-row angular contact ball bearings. […]

Modern Applications of Tribology

16.07.2017 tribonet 1,487 Views

While Leonardo da Vinci commented on the effects of friction in the 1400s, it wasn’t until the mid-1960s that tribology was coined by Dr. H. Peter Jost and accepted as the term for the study […]

Three-dimensional subatomic scale AFM can measure friction

11.05.2017 1,098 Views

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is an extremely sensitive technique that allows us to image materials and/or characterize their physical properties on the atomic scale by sensing the force above material surfaces using a precisely controlled [...]
Metal with Memory: Shaping the Future of Aviation

13.11.2017 434 Views

While aeronautics researchers across the globe continue to develop technologies that will make air travel more efficient, more sustainable and safer, there is a group of NASA researchers who are altering the long-held view that [...]
How can tribology help extend critical machinery service life?

14.01.2019 1,026 Views

Tribology is the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion. Basically, it studies friction, wear and lubrication – three phenomena linked to surface degradation and, thus, to machine reliability and performance. When machines wear out, [...]
Predicting Wear of Marine Infrastructure due to Ice Melting

30.09.2019 220 Views

Rubble ice is a jumble of ice fragments or small pieces of ice, which cover an expansive area with no particular pattern or order. Areas in the Arctic and Antarctica have large expanses of rubble [...]
Reduce the Friction with Graphene Balls

21.02.2016 483 Views

Tiny, sub-micron sized particles are frequently used as additives in the lubricants to improve their frictional and wear behavior. These particles, due to their size, can enter the contact and protect the surfaces from the [...]