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May 2022


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FEATURES

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS (STLE MEMBER BONUS CONTENT)
Biotribology: Current directions and challenges
Understanding biotribological systems as they operate in the real world—under normal or abnormal conditions—is a complex, interdisciplinary challenge.


MARKET TRENDS
India’s electrifying journey toward electric vehicle adoption
Electric vehicles have tremendous potential considering government’s intent, infrastructure development for electric vehicle manufacturing and battery charging.

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Mike Damiani
This CEO of Radco Industries discusses his career in the lubricants industry, how he got involved with STLE and his goals as ILMA president.

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With En De Liow
This trackside fluid engineer for PETRONAS discusses oil analysis in Formula One racing.


LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS
Grease fundamentals: What color grease is best?
Who knows, but let’s determine what grease would best serve your specific needs.


SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY
Slick yet stuck
Tribology research essay written by the recipient of the society’s 2021 scholarship program.

WEBINARS

Wear and degradation of asphalt pavement surfaces
Asphalt pavement quality impacts the safety of the roads we drive on.

COVER STORY

Solid lubricants: Research into the molecular mechanisms
Advanced research technologies powered by simulation and modeling are driving new insights into the behavior of solid lubricants and expanding the range of applications.

FEATURE ARTICLE

How a lubricating grease works
Customer demand for greases that meet more extreme requirements is driving grease development and testing.

TECH BEAT I 

Self-sustaining fusion
Several improvements were made to the experimental setup to move closer to self-sustaining fusion.

TECH BEAT II 

Ice: A more effective heat transfer agent
Increasing the boiling point of water through the use of ice in the Leidenfrost effect should improve heat transfer efficiency.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Environmentally friendly practices
Readers share their insights on environmentally friendly practices.

COLUMNS


PRESIDENT’S REPORT                                         

When friction is a good thing


FROM THE EDITOR

Turkish coffee and its slow-release mechanism


HEADQUARTERS REPORT

To shake or not to shake?

CAREER COACH

More employers considering remote and hybrid work arrangements

WORLDWIDE

Friction at very small scales