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The ‘Origami Robot’ that can be ingested

19.10.2017 tribonet 4,639 Views

Ever swallowed a button-battery? And wondered how to get it out? Have no fear, the origami robot is here! That’s right, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has come up with a pill-sized origami robot, which will […]

Ab Initio Analysis of Carbon Film Lubricity

16.05.2016 241 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 [...]
Graphene vs. MoS2: Which One Has Lower Friction?

26.08.2019 2,275 Views
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, layered structures having atomic- to nano-scale thickness, have shown unique physical properties such as high in-plane stiffness combined with extremely low out of plane bending rigidity. 2D materials have been used in [...]
Nordtrib 2016: conference summary and outlook on the field of tribology 50 years after the Jost report

19.06.2016 906 Views
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 [...]
High Friction Makes the Wine Dry?

02.03.2020 782 Views
Wine tasting has been elevated to an art form. The experts describe wine tasting as involving four sensory characteristics. The first sense (and most obvious) is taste. When tasting wine, you pay attention to the [...]
Knowing the strength of adhesion

26.02.2018 753 Views
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 [...]