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Tribology and Lubrication Technology (TLT) was created to aid in the technical education and professional development for all working in the field of tribology and lubrication engineering.

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Submit your #STLE2024 abstracts for the waitlist today!

(Posted on December 12, 2023)

Come share your technical expertise and submit abstracts for oral, student and early career poster presentations for STLE’s 78th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, May 19-23, 2024, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA).

#STLE2024 Exhibit Booth Applications Now Open

(Posted on December 2, 2023)

Raise your company’s profile to hundreds of key industry stakeholders in the tribology and lubricants community by reserving your exhibit booth space today! Reserve your booth early to secure the best location possible to enhance your visibility in Minneapolis next May.

Listen to the latest STLE Podcast: "The Tribology of Eating Chocolate"

(Posted on December 2, 2023)

This episode focuses on the topic of chocolate and research that is ongoing to better understand how this food is eaten and how tribology is used to better understand this process.

Featured Peer-Reviewed Paper

(Posted on December 2, 2023)

An Incremental Contact Model for Hyperelastic Solids with Rough Surfaces (Published in Tribology Letters)

Hyperelastic materials like gels and rubbers have numerous applications in daily life and industrial production. However, most traditional contact models for rough solids do not include the hyperelastic deformation mechanism...