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Thin-Film Sensor for in Situ Measurement of Temperature Rise in Rolling Contacts

02.11.2021 Dirk Bartel

The optimization of lubricated rolling contacts with regard to friction and wear is an engineering challenge due to the complex mechanical, chemical and thermal stresses in the surface near area. Calculation models are used to […]

Knowing the strength of adhesion

26.02.2018

How can flies walk on the window glass upside down? How can geckos climb walls and trees? It looks like a simple question, but it is hard to answer. The secret is that flies and geckos, and many other living [...]
Does Friction cause Friction Blisters?

25.07.2017

What is friction? There is more than one definition of friction. And this has confused our understanding of how it is involved in friction blister formation. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has two definitions of friction: the act of [...]
Metallic Glass Gears for NASA Robots

07.08.2017

Throw a baseball, and you might say it’s all in the wrist. For robots, it’s all in the gears. Gears are essential for precision robotics. They allow limbs to turn smoothly and stop on command; [...]
Close Examination of Frictional Wear on an Atomic Scale

12.10.2020

Friction and wear have long been a focus of scientists, researchers, engineers, and industries around the world. The common goal is to maximize profits, however, the environmental impact becomes even more important. Wear and friction [...]
Analyzing the evolution of adhesive wear

06.05.2019

Adhesive Wear Analyzed The effects of surface wear reaches across many industries including production, manufacturing, engineering, transportation, roads, and machinery, to name only a few. Given its wide reaching tentacles, it can be surprising to [...]

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