Tribology & Lubrication Technology
 January 2013

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FEATURES

WEBINARS

The evolution of synthetic lubricants
While more expensive than mineral oils, these complex compounds can result in an overall lower cost of machine maintenance.

BEST PRACTICES

Commissioning a new machine for reliability centered lubrication
An extremely small investment can result in better performance for a machine’s lifetime.

FEATURE ARTICLE 

PC-11 and GF-6: New engines drive change in oil specs
The challenge now is developing tests to deal with the radical transformation in motors and components.

TECH BEAT I 

Negative friction coefficient
A training-exercise study initiated a better understanding of how a negative coefficient of friction can be seen at the nanoscale.

TECH BEAT II 

New process for storing renewable energy
A battery technology was developed to store energy generated by renewable resources such as solar and wind.

TECH BEAT III 

Bacteria-containing biosensor
Undergraduate engineering students develop a field-deployable device that can quantitatively detect specific components.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Congress and lubricants industry
How can President Obama and Congress either help the lubricants industry, promote U.S. manufacturing or conserve energy in 2013?

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