Tribology & Lubrication Technology
 May 2010

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FEATURES

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS

Wind in the willows
Several technical and even medical issues must be resolved before the wind energy movement reaches its full potential.

BEST PRACTICES

High-performance lubricants: Cost vs. performance
Despite higher prices, performance products can actually lower the net cost to your organization.

COVER STORY 

Current trends in MWF microbicides
Despite half a century of industrial usage, many unanswered questions remain about the future of these critically important chemicals.

TECH BEAT I 

Gas-expanded lubricants
A liquid carbon dioxide enables end-users to adapt these materials to different real-world operating conditions.

TECH BEAT II 

Switchable adhesion: Ability to walk on walls
Researchers develop a device that can create reversible adhesion using electronic control.

SOUNDING BOARD 

U.S. health care legislation
Do you approve or disapprove of the U.S. health care legislation recently passed into law?

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