Tribology & Lubrication Technology
February 2020

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FEATURES

FELLOWSHIP RESEARCH (ONLY IN TLT ARCHIVES)
Translational cartilage tribology
How close are we to physiologically relevant benchtop articular cartilage testing?

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Kuldeep Mistry
This Timken engineer discusses how machinery electrification is impacting the synthetic lubricants market.

GREASE
Electric vehicles make grease’s future uncertain
How do you predict the needs of engines with still-evolving specs?

FUEL EFFICIENCY

The business of truck lubrication
Smart fleet operators are cutting costs, improving cash flow and reducing greenhouse gases.

FEATURE

Lithium’s changing landscape
Marketers of lithium grease thickeners can expect a little turbulence in the 2020s.

TECH BEAT I 

Polymer infused composite metal foam: Potential use in aircraft wings
The stainless steel composite metal foam has the majority of its porosity content filled with an epoxy resin.

TECH BEAT II 

Where to locate wind farms?
A model was used to forecast wind speeds 80 meters above sea level.

TECH BEAT III 

More stable inorganic perovskite
New research discusses the synthesis of an all-inorganic perovskite with superior stability that also minimizes defects.

SOUNDING BOARD 

The tribology of biology
How do you expect the interface between biology and tribology to expand?

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