Tribology & Lubrication Technology
 July 2009

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FEATURES

GUEST EDITORIAL

A blue moon for tribology
Nitinol 60 represents a rarity for lubrication purposes—a truly new bearing material.

BEST PRACTICES

Strategic oil analysis: Developing the test slates
Following these methods will help generate data that represents actionable knowledge about the sampled machine.

COVER STORY 

New base oils pose a challenge for solubility and lubricity
Key issues with additives must be resolved before severely hydrotreated and hydroisomerized base oils gain widespread acceptance.

TECH BEAT I 

Understanding friction laws at the nanoscale and their relation to the macroscale
A new theoretical approach found that friction at the nanoscale is consistent with friction at the macroscale.

TECH BEAT II 

Flywheels: Improving energy efficiency
This viable energy storage system rotates in a vacuum using magnetic bearings to minimize friction losses.

TECH BEAT III 

Scrambling oxygen
A five-step process illustrates the interaction of an oxygen adatom and water on the surface of titanium dioxide.

SOUNDING BOARD 

STLE’s 2009 Annual Meeting
Please describe one valuable idea, technique or strategy that you picked up during STLE’s 2009 Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

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