Tribology & Lubrication Technology
 July 2012

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FEATURES

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS

What’s a gear?
An overview of the machine elements that keep the industrial world turning.

FEATURE ARTICLE 

Maximizing the benefits of fluid analysis
The secret? The lab and customer must work together. Here’s how to do it.

TECH BEAT I 

Behavior of liquid drops on flexible fibers
New research could lead to a better understanding of how a specific lubricant performs on a fiber surface.

TECH BEAT II 

Graphene: Potential corrosion inhibitor
A new study shows this unique material acts as a corrosion inhibitor on copper and nickel.

TECH BEAT III 

Synergy from combining two energy-generating technologies
Both a microbial fuel cell and reverse electrodialysis have limitations in generating electricity.

SOUNDING BOARD 

STLE’s 2012 Annual Meeting
Please describe one valuable idea, technique, strategy, conversation, solution or piece of information you learned at STLE’s 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

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