As early as the Stone Age, hominids realized if they patiently rotated a dry wooden stick back and forth in the hollow of a limb, they could successfully kindle a fire. Ancient Egyptians, meanwhile, ...

Lately, tribology research has expanded swiftly with regards to both range and depth. As a very multidisciplinary field, tribology typically has developments that distribute across a variety of ...

Mechanical engineering is dependent on multiple small components acting together in a system. How these many small parts behave in relation to each other is integral to the functionality of the whole ...

Tribological properties associated with wear, friction and lubrication are important to the implementation of many biomedical applications. Medicine now allows for the replacement of biological tissue ...

Selecting sealing materials that minimize friction and wear while maintaining lubrication is critical in automation system ...

Tribology is the study of interacting surfaces in motion and the measurement of properties such as friction, wear and abrasion. When designing nanoscale devices the consideration of tribology is ...

The uses of rheology are spreading beyond their traditional scope in mechanical engineering. Powder tribology, in particular, is increasingly being used in pharmaceutical formulation. How do powders ...

Friction and wear pose incredible challenges to 21st Century mechanical and electromechanical systems, particularly in the fields of nanotechnology, aerospace and biotechnology. By one estimate, 6% of ...

It happens every time you sit down, stand up, and take a step. It happens when you start your car engine, put it in gear, drive, and stop. During all of those mundane activities, pairs of solid ...

Fundamentals of surface contact: surface topography, asperity contact, interfacial phenomena. Friction theories and wear mechanisms. Temperatures in sliding contacts. Hydrodynamic, hydrostatic, ...

Fundamentals of surface contact: surface topography, asperity contact, interfacial phenomena. Friction theories and wear mechanisms. Temperatures in sliding contacts. Hydrodynamic, hydrostatic, ...