sealing – About Tribology

Introduction to Sealing Technology

18.01.2021 F. Xavier Borras 3579

Let’s start from the beginning: what is a seal? A device or material that is used to close off or fasten an opening or connection, especially to prevent the escape of a liquid or gas. […]

20th International Sealing Conference Review

15.10.2018 F. Xavier Borras 4625

This week the 20th edition of the biannual International Sealing Conference (ISC) took place in Stuttgart. Around 200 assistants showed up to the 2-days sealing conference. Well-known companies such as Bosch, SKF, Trelleborg, Parker, Shell, […]

Green sealing: 17th EDF-PPRIME Workshop Review

05.10.2018 F. Xavier Borras 3376

Every second year the EDF-PPRIME Workshop is dedicated to sealing technology. This week the 17th edition of this event was held at the EDF Lab Paris-Saclay focusing on minimizing both leakage and friction of rotary […]

In Situ Generation of Graphene

25.07.2016 4488

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

05.09.2017 14784

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

05.07.2021 434

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

14.06.2017 4458

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?

08.02.2021 2306

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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