Tribology & Lubrication Technology
 August 2010

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FEATURES

20 MINUTES

20 Minutes With Ricardo J. Hein
Based in Atlanta, this Argentine-born STLE member is the head of Conexo, which provides tribology innovations in domestic and foreign markets.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS

Follow the money
What happens when national energy policy clashes with the reality of engineering science? Check your wallet for the answer.

BEST PRACTICES

Strategic oil analysis: Time-dependent alarms for extended lubricant lifecycles
Following these strategies allows you to calculate rate of wear generation, a more insightful metric than total wear.

COMMENTARY 

In search of a fatigue limit: A critique of ISO Standard 281:2007
In Part II of our debate, a leading figure in the bearings community presents his case that the new standard should be withdrawn.

TECH BEAT I 

Size does matter for nanoscale friction
New research reveals that atomic-scale interactions play a major role in determining how friction behaves.

TECH BEAT II 

Extracting soybean oil with a switchable-hydrophilicity solvent
A carbon dioxide is used in a new process that is more environmentally friendly and cost efficient.

TECH BEAT III 

Presence of nanobubbles on superhydrophobic surfaces
Using small angle X-ray scattering, researchers have devised a way to detect nanobubbles on superhydrophobic surfaces.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Professional and personal organizations
Excluding STLE, which professional and personal organizations do you belong to and why?

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COLUMNS

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