Electric Vehicle Lubricants: Essential Advancements for Next-Generation Mobility 2026
Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular as the technology improves, and the need for more sustainable transportation options grows. One of the key components of an EV is its lubrication system, which helps to keep the various moving parts of...
The Open Innovation Test Bed for Tribology
Since February 2023 an Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB) dedicated to Tribology and Material Characterization is open for work, i-TRIBOMAT: The European Tribology Centre. Figure 1. i-TRIBOMAT: The European Tribology Centre. Ever-growing customer demands lead to tougher material requirements. New high-performing...
Graphene-Based Materials for Tribological Engineering Applications
Graphene has been applied on several products, from electronic devices to additives for concrete and polymers due to its unique mechanical, electrical and thermal properties . A growing interest is the use of graphene-based materials in mechanical applications to reduce...
Interview to Dr. Hong Liang the new STLE president
Could you please tell us more about your tribology journey from a graduate student to now STLE president? My career in tribology started with graduate research. My thesis advisor, Professor Traugott Fischer, first introduced me to the field. STLE is...
Wind Turbine Lubrication
As a source of sustainable, clean energy, wind turbines are growing in popularity. Wind Turbines are made to capture wind kinetic energy and convert it into electricity. But to function at its optimum (i.e., minimizing energy loss), wind turbines need...
Tribology Deserves Strategic Attention
The very nature of tribology makes it lean towards operational thinking in contrast to strategic thinking – it is one major reason tribology is absent in executive suites around the world. Operational thinking applies to the ‘here-and-now’ where the rubber...
Food Grade Lubricants
Why to use food grade lubricants? The food processing industry relies on food grade lubricants and like any other industries has seen challenging times. With retailers constantly squeezing down prices to become highly competitive, growing raw material costs, increasing utility...
Ferro fluid approach, for better lubrication!
A new breakthrough in lubricant formulation with special focus on use of lubricants which are developed for applications in confined spaces and requirements of low lubricant quantities. These lubricants are composed of non-magnetic solid particles in an oil-based ferrofluid. The...
Formulating lubricants using water
‘Water’ being an abundant natural resource, can certainly be considered as a primary fluid in lubrication. As of now, most of the lubricants are petroleum-based because of their superior functionality compared to water-based lubricants(WBLs). Global concern of sustainability and the...
A beginners guide to grease
Grease definition The word grease is derived from an old French word “Graisse” meaning thick or fat. A grease is a solid to semi-solid product of suspension of thickener into a liquid lubricant. Grease composition Grease is made by adding...
