Tribology & Lubrication Technology
 April 2017

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FEATURES

MARKET TRENDS

India’s winning strategy
Growth opportunities continue for the world’s third-largest consumer of finished lubricants.

20 MINUTES

20 Minutes With Farshid Sadeghi
This Purdue University professor solves problems for industry and government—and successfully integrates the research into his engineering courses.

CAREERS

Young Professionals Profile: Hannah Neuffer Evans
This manufacturing engineer with UTC Aerospace Systems makes products more efficient and safe.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS 

The tribology-energy connection
The U.S. Dept. of Energy issues a new report to answer the question, ‘Can Tribology Save a Quad?’

WEBINARS 

Lubricant contamination control
If you can identify the source, you can create a strategy for dealing with it.

FEATURE ARTICLE 

10 particle analysis tests
Whatever the test and test frequency, the goal for end-users is cost-effective machine reliability at the lowest cost.

TECH BEAT I 

Variable-hardness materials
A newly designed material can switch reversibly between different degrees of hardness.

TECH BEAT II 

Unraveling the effectiveness of perovskite solar cells
Diffusion length, a measure of solar cell efficiency, is determined by a new analytical approach.

TECH BEAT III 

Enzymatic conversion of carbon monoxide to hydrocarbons
The process was run under less severe conditions than the Fischer-Tropsch reaction.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Problem solved using bench top rigs
Please describe a problem you solved through tribology testing using bench top rigs.

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