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Nordtrib 2016: conference summary and outlook on the field of tribology 50 years after the Jost report

19.06.2016 Dennis Ernens 8316

Nordtrib 2016 came to a close last Friday and I returned home inspired and energized for the next stint in my PhD research. This post is an overview of the conference and summarises the outlook […]

In Situ Generation of Graphene

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Graphene has unique properties and is being extensively used in various applications. It got a deserved attention in the field of tribology as well and was reported to lead to the states of superlubricity (see [...]
New lubricated mussel-proof coating

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It all began with a bet. At a conference in Italy in 2013, Nicolas Vogel, then a postdoctoral fellow in Joanna Aizenberg’s lab at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and [...]
Sports Tribology

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Table of Contents Application in cricketApplication in gymnasticsApplication in skiingApplication in tennisApplication in curlingApplication in table tennis Tribology is a term used to define combination of friction, wear and lubrication. Tribology has been used [...]
Hard, but highly elastic form of carbon developed

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Washington, DC— A team including several Carnegie scientists has developed a form of ultrastrong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of properties could serve a [...]
What is this device?

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What if the bearings in the wheels of your future car/bicycle/motorbike was doing more than the normal bearing job? What if it could not only bear the load with minimum friction, but also insure other [...]

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