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Unmasking the Mechanism Behind Human Saliva Lubrication

13.04.2020 tribonet 710 Views

Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is a condition in which the salivary glands found in the mouth do not produce enough saliva to keep the mouth wet. The condition of dry mouth often occurs as a […]

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Sediments Act As Lubricants for Plate Tectonics

09.09.2019 417 Views

Plate tectonics explains the features and movement of the Earth’s surface both in the present and in the past. It is the theory that the outer shell of Earth is divided into many plates (including [...]
Serendipitous discovery may lead to eco-friendly lubricant

15.11.2018 167 Views

Seed oil components of an ornamental flower could provide a direct pathway for designing a new class of environmentally friendly lubricants. Researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI identified the compound in the seed [...]
Modern Version of Damascus Steels Produced by Additive Manufacturing

05.10.2020 502 Views

Damascus steel is a famous type of steel, which was easily recognized by the wavy or watery alternating dark and light pattern on the metal. The pattern often looked like flowing water, a ladder pattern, [...]
Models Predicting When and How Roads Will Deteriorate

27.01.2020 1,743 Views

Heriberto Perez, a researcher at the UPV/EHU’s Faculty of Engineering-Bilbao, has developed behavior models able to predict the future deterioration of roads. The models focus on two different aspects, the international roughness index (IRI) and [...]
Can we please get rid of the toxic copper in brake pads?

21.12.2020 1,142 Views

Whatever humanity does today, it does it on a very large scale. And the consequences are large as well! In the automotive area, I was clearly aware of CO2 emissions and global warming issues. A [...]