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 Tribology & Lubrication Technology
 December 2017


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FEATURES

MARKET TRENDS
Bio-lubricants: Global opportunities and challenges
The five-year forecast is 5% growth with the U.S. and Europe providing the greatest demand.

20 MINUTES

20 Minutes With Lawrence Sita
This professor turned CEO followed a lean start-up strategy to successfully launch a niche-market polyolefin company.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS

What’s a friction modifier?
These antiwear agents play a critical role in smoothing the transition from static to dynamic motion in moving parts.

WEBINARS

Grease chemistry: Thickener structure
The thickener largely determines the grease properties.

FEATURE ARTICLE 

Food-grade lubricant additives: Growing safety demands require higher performance
More demanding applications and safety concerns are requiring the use of better performing lubricants.

2016 TFC ABSTRACT HIGHLIGHTS 

Measuring a Surface Film of Oil with Surface Continuous Wave Ultrasound
By Prof. Rob Dwyer-Joyce

TECH BEAT I 

Observation of corrosion as it happens
A new technique lets researchers observe crevice corrosion in real time.

TECH BEAT II 

More durable and cost-effective fuel cell
A new approach produces fuel cells that are more durable and less expensive.

TECH BEAT III 

Evidence for high efficiency of photosynthesis
Electron transfer moves in the forward direction only because it is discouraged from moving backward.

COLUMNS


PRESIDENT’S REPORT                                         

Hablamos Español! (We’re speaking Spanish!)


FROM THE EDITOR

Tears of the Arizona


HEADQUARTERS REPORT

Customer service without boundaries

CUTTING EDGE

Lubricating with loops

AUTOMOTIVE TRIBOLOGY

Top Tier Gasoline