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Self-Cleaning Coatings and Lubricants to Decrease Water Consumption in Toilets

06.04.2020 tribonet 429 Views

Decreasing water consumption is a key theme in today’s world, as we deal with the ever-growing concern of water scarcity. Water scarcity is the inability of freshwater sources to meet the water demand of the […]

Ab Initio Analysis of Carbon Film Lubricity

16.05.2016 234 Views

Carbon-based nanomaterials, coatings and films attracted a great attention due to proved possibility to achieve lowest friction and wear without environmental pollution. However, frequently, the state of the low friction is strictly related to the [...]
Tribology of Earthquakes

19.08.2019 3,724 Views

Earthquakes are the sudden shaking of the ground caused by seismic waves passing through Earth’s rocks. These seismic waves occur when energy stored in the Earth’s crust is released suddenly, typically when large masses of [...]
The correct lubricant: a practical guide to choose lubricating oil

02.06.2017 2,586 Views

‘The correct lubricant’ covers basic practical information about lubricants in automotive and industrial areas. It is written for users of lubricants, giving only what is essential to know and useful for them. It could also [...]
Inverse Friction Force - Load Dependence of Graphene

03.03.2016 546 Views

When the bodies slide against each other, the classic Amonton’s law states that the friction force is directly proportional to the applied normal load. This law holds true for various if not most of the [...]
Small Particles - Big Problems

27.06.2016 297 Views

Tiny particles are all over around us and sometimes they may create problems. This is especially of concern with metal particles formed due to wear in man-made engineering devices. Particles formed in car disk brakes [...]