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FEATURES


LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS

Which came first?
The age-old chicken or egg riddle has revealing lessons for those interested in the causes of climate change.

BEST PRACTICES

Managing sump condition control
Five testing techniques can help manage contamination threats to your machine.

COVER STORY 

The riddle of steel: A-UHSS
How advanced ultra high-strength steel is saving lives, conserving fuel and revolutionizing the way cars are made.

TECH BEAT I 

Predicting metal failure
A new material property can predict machinery failure even when operating conditions change.

TECH BEAT II 

Spinning molecules
A new computational study determines how molecules rotate.


TECH BEAT III 

Greater use of fly ash in concrete
An eco-friendly process being evaluated uses more fly ash in place of cement.

SOUNDING BOARD 

STLE’s 2011 Annual Meeting
Please describe one valuable idea, technique, strategy, conversation, solution or piece of information you picked up at STLE’s 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibition.


COLUMNS


PRESIDENT’S REPORT                                         

STLE: The year ahead


FROM THE EDITOR

Dust: Airborne fiend


HEADQUARTERS REPORT

Stunning change: Fact or fiction?

ON CONDITION MONITORING

Oil analysis in the real world: Part IX

WORLDWIDE

Energy-efficient automobiles