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Sharp knives - high friction

28.02.2018 tribonet 4,468 Views

Trying to slice a tomato into thin slices with a dull knife can get a little scary. The harder the knife must be pressed downward before the skin is broken is directly related to the […]

Detect stress and fracture using color changing elastomers - mechanochromic sensors

16.04.2018 851 Views

Biological materials have complex mechanical properties that are difficult to reproduce using synthetic materials. An international team of researchers, including Dr. Andrey Dobrynin, a professor in The University of Akron’s College of Polymer Science and [...]
Tribology and Electric Vehicles

03.06.2019 1,639 Views

Electric Vehicles Through the Years Electric vehicles, while often considered a new phenomenon, have existed since the 1800s. At that point in time, electric vehicles outnumbered gasoline powered vehicles for many reasons. Electric vehicles did [...]
Switchable Friction on Graphene

15.08.2016 271 Views

Graphene is a unique material in many aspects and has recently been applied in various ways. In tribology, it has been shown to lead to a superlubricity – an ultra low friction state. In laboratory [...]
Rare earth oxides make water-repellent surfaces that last

11.09.2017 1,799 Views

Ceramic forms of hydrophobic materials could be far more durable than existing coatings or surface treatments. Water-shedding surfaces that are robust in harsh environments could have broad applications in many industries including energy, water, transportation, [...]
Predicting Engine Oil Behavior Under Extreme Pressure

06.01.2020 696 Views

The Industrial Fluid Properties Simulation Challenge is an open competition designed to push improvements in the field of molecular modeling and ensure simulations are relevant to real world industrial applications. The organizing committee of the [...]