Subscriptions
Non-member individual and agency subscriptions are available.
Sign up for a TLT subscription.
Previous Issues


July 2021
View this issue >


June 2021
View this issue >


May 2021
View this issue >
Issue archives >

Tribology & Lubrication Technology
August 2021


View the digital edition >







FEATURES


20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Hong Liang
This professor at Texas A&M University discusses her research and how she grew with STLE.

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Ken Nakano
This professor at Yokohama National University marks 30 years of distinguished service in the field of tribology research.

FELLOWSHIP RESEARCH
Characterization of stick-slip of peeling tape
Tribology research report written by the recipient of STLE’s 2020 scholarship program.

BEST PRACTICES
Industrial oil filtration
Using and maintaining the right filter for an application pays off by reducing wear and waste and by promoting energy efficiency.

COVER STORY 

Driveline fluids for electric vehicles
This is the new frontier for lubricant researchers, formulators and manufacturers.

FEATURE

How re-refined oils could contribute to the circular economy of the future
Re-refining and chemical recycling processes can turn used oil and plastic waste into usable products.

TECH BEAT I 

The influence of renewable energy sources on the U.S. electric grid
A richer model was used that incorporated all power-generating sources, including houses with rooftop solar panels.

TECH BEAT II 

Evaluating wind turbine performance
The turbines were located at a wind farm that exhibits a relatively complicated terrain.

TECH BEAT III 

Better understanding of elastohydrodynamic friction in robotics and haptics
A new law has been developed that can help with the design of new robots to perform specific tasks.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Metalworking fluids
Readers share their insights on the metalworking fluids industry.

COLUMNS


PRESIDENT’S REPORT                                         

The jagged path of electricity

FROM THE EDITOR                                         

The importance of safety


HEADQUARTERS REPORT

STLE gets personal



AUTOMOTIVE TRIBOLOGY

Self-driving cars

CUTTING EDGE
PEEK performance

MACHINERY
Ionic liquids: Part 2