Sparking New Life Into Aluminum: Ceramic Coatings Get a Particle-Powered Upgrade
Researchers have shown that adding ceramic particles such as zirconia, titania, alumina, and silica to soft sparking plasma electrolytic oxidation ...
Tag: tribology
Oil-Filled Microcapsules Outperform PTFE in Week-Long Friction Tests of Conveyor Plastics
A week-long oscillating tribology study shows lubricant-filled microcapsules in polyoxymethylene cut friction by 37 percent and wear by 88 percent ...
Tiny Titanium Carbide Particles Supercharge 3D-Printed CoCrNi Alloy Against Wear
Researchers reinforced a 3D-printed CoCrNi medium-entropy alloy with titanium carbide, boosting hardness from 283 to 486 HV and cutting wear ...
Why the Creamiest-Tasting Milk Isn’t Always the One You’d Expect
A new study of eight commercial UHT milk products shows that consumer liking depends on an integrated quality system of ...
Porous Ceramic Composites Slide Into Service With Surprisingly Low Friction
Researchers fabricated porous silicon nitride–silicon carbide composites at just 1200 °C using phosphoric acid, achieving a remarkably low friction coefficient ...
Diamond-Studded Alloy Coating Delivers Dramatic Wear Resistance Breakthrough
Chinese researchers have shown that a 20 percent diamond loading in laser-deposited FeCoCrNi high-entropy alloy coatings cuts wear volume by ...
Marble Dust Turns Industrial Waste Into Stronger, Longer-Lasting Aluminium Composites
Indian researchers have shown that waste marble dust can significantly strengthen AA6061 aluminium and reduce its wear, with hybrid AHP-TOPSIS ...
Machine Learning Cracks the Code of Nitinol Wear, a Metal That Remembers Its Shape
A new triboinformatics study uses gradient boosting, deep learning, and interpretable AI to accurately predict wear and friction in Nitinol ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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