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What Makes Even the Sharpest Razors to Become Dull When Shaving

07.12.2020 Dr. Aydar Akchurin 723 Views

We rely on sharp blades in our daily lives for domestic purposes, medical use, the food and catering sector, agricultural and industrial applications and everything in between. There are no corners of our society that […]

Physics of Contact and Adhesion with application to biological systems - ICTP Colloquium

30.08.2019 228 Views

A talk by Professor Bo Persson on contact mechanics and adhesion in biological systems. Abstract: One of the weakest forces in nature is the van der Waals interaction which acts between all atoms and solids. [...]
White etching cracks

29.01.2018 4,130 Views

Today, bearing failure due to rolling contact fatigue is generally a rare occurrence, and the ﬁnal achieved service life of rolling bearings is usually well in excess of the calculated rating life. There are instances, [...]
Greasy Fingerprints Issue Solved with Nanocoating

28.10.2019 469 Views

You walk into your newly renovated kitchen to admire your brand new, top of the line stainless steel appliances. What? Are those fingerprint smudges on the refrigerator!? Trying to remove those smudges is not an [...]
Minimum Quantity Lubrication Reduces Total Costs of Operation

16.11.2017 1,254 Views

SKF has employed Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) for its own manufacturing processes and has also developed a comprehensive portfolio of MQL solutions through its LubriLean range. While SKF has recorded significant benefits from its introduction [...]
Modeling rough adhesive surfaces

09.01.2016 88 Views

Imagine a new type of tyres whose structure has been designed to have greater adhesion on the road. Quite a timely discussion during the long winter nights. French physicists have now developed a model to [...]