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January 2026


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This issue of the digital TLT is sponsored by Acme-Hardesty
FEATURES

20 MINUTES (STLE MEMBER BONUS CONTENT)
20 Minutes With Paul Cigala
This senior CVL applications engineer at ExxonMobil discusses used oil analysis and solving customers’ problems.
20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Holly Alfano
This CEO of ILMA discusses regulatory compliance and the next generation in lubricant manufacturing.

MARKET TRENDS

Europe’s lubricant market: How to unlock growth and high-value opportunities
Explore how lubricant marketers can navigate Europe’s fragmented landscape, uncovering high-value opportunities amid regulatory shifts, electrification and industrial transformation.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS
These acronyms are driving me crazy
Let’s connect the dots between the science, business and challenges in the lubrication field. 

SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY
Beneath the surface
Observing metal interface in real time is challenging but essential for understanding the interaction. 

WEBINAR
Friction and nanoscale wear: Insights from multi-contact interfaces in nanolithography
Findings advance tribology, while contributing to the precision, reliability and efficiency required for semiconductor production.
 
FEATURE
Lubricant additives
Biobased and sustainable additives are shaping the future of lubrication technologies.

TECH BEAT I 

Lubricant flow in high-speed bearings
Lubricant viscosity influences the thickness of the entrained air film that forms in high speed bearing tests.

TECH BEAT II 

Improving stability of sulfide-based solid-state battery electrolytes 
Upon exposure to 22% relative humidity ambient air for 15 minutes, an alumina coating helps to stabilize the electrochemical performance of LPSCl.
 

TECH BEAT III

Carbon removal using biomass derivative
 Researchers have proposed a novel carbon removal pathway using fast pyrolysis and determined that this approach is economically feasible.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Grease
Readers share their insights on grease.

COLUMNS


PRESIDENT’S REPORT                                                 

Hands-on experience


FROM THE EDITOR

Planning for the future
 

HEADQUARTERS REPORT

Investing in our team, strengthening our community

STLE HISTORY

Love letters

SHOP FLOOR

Getting sticky with oil analysis

CAREER COACH

Targeting your first management position

WORLDWIDE

Another case of friction and a plane crash