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World’s most powerful large-size bearing test centre in operation

05.10.2017 tribonet 1,122 Views

SKF has a broad portfolio of extremely powerful software for the calculation and simulation of all types of rolling bearings. Among these are highly complex systems, which can investigate bearing behaviour in a virtual environment: […]

Towards a model of hydration-lubricated contact

30.11.2020 377 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 [...]
Physics of Contact and Adhesion with application to biological systems - ICTP Colloquium

30.08.2019 202 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. [...]
So, what is it, superlubricity?

27.01.2016 1,452 Views

From the first friction quantitative experiments by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and most notably from our everyday life experience, it is known that there is an inevitable force opposing to the initiation of motion of [...]
Superlubricity between steel surfaces with glycerol/water mixture lubricant

18.03.2016 3,886 Views

It is estimated that the energy lost due to friction in industrialized countries equals to approximately 5% of their gross national products and it is clear, that reducing the friction is highly desirable. The classical [...]
Rare earth oxides make water-repellent surfaces that last

11.09.2017 1,781 Views

Ceramic forms of hydrophobic materials could be far more durable than existing coatings or surface treatments. Water-shedding surfaces that are robust in harsh environments could have broad applications in many industries including energy, water, transportation, [...]