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The ‘Origami Robot’ that can be ingested

19.10.2017 tribonet 4,508 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 […]

Predicting Wear of Marine Infrastructure due to Ice Melting

30.09.2019 220 Views

Rubble ice is a jumble of ice fragments or small pieces of ice, which cover an expansive area with no particular pattern or order. Areas in the Arctic and Antarctica have large expanses of rubble [...]
The Mechanism of Glycerol Superlubricity

09.05.2016 1,065 Views

Glycerol is a highly viscous liquid, generating friction coefficient of 0.1 and up for bearing steels in boundary lubrication. In full film EHL, pure glycerol generates high friction as well and therefore is rarely used [...]
Inverse Friction Force - Load Dependence of Graphene

03.03.2016 548 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 [...]
The correct lubricant: a practical guide to choose lubricating oil

02.06.2017 2,591 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 [...]
New bearings for high-speed applications

20.04.2018 1,001 Views

A clear trend in compressor and pump applications is to raise the power density by increasing the rotational speed. To fulfil this requirement, SKF has developed a new range of single-row angular contact ball bearings. [...]