Tribology & Lubrication Technology
April 2026

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FEATURES

STLE INSIGHTS (STLE MEMBER BONUS CONTENT)
Art of Tribology
STLE shares some of the stand-out submissions from 2025 as we look forward to bringing this visually striking project back for 2026.

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Melissa Quinn
 
20 MINUTES 
20 Minutes With Dr. Mehdi Mohammad-Pour
This reader in mechanical engineering and founder of TriboDENS discusses bridging research and real-world impact as well as learning from some of tribology’s most famous figures.

LUBRICATION INSIGHTS
Interactive Lubrication Training Experience
This new STLE event brought lubrication professionals together for a comprehensive foundational program.

TRIBOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS
Friction and wear
It is helpful to go back to some foundational axioms to understand these concepts.

WEBINAR
Structural superlubricity under ambient conditions: A path to practical mechanical systems with vanishing friction
At microscopic length scales, atmospherically contaminated surfaces can glide past each other with almost no friction, showing a potential path to practical, virtually friction-free mechanical systems.   

FEATURE 

Wind turbine bearings
Experts discuss common problems and solutions for wind turbine main shaft bearing lubrication.

TECH BEAT I 

Room temperature sodium solid-state battery electrolyte
Rapid cooling of an unstable phase of the electrolyte kinetically stabilized its crystal structure. 

TECH BEAT II 

3D printing using mosquito feeding tubes
This cost effective/energy efficient process does not require the use of chemicals.

TECH BEAT III 

Sodium-ion battery solid electrolyte candidate based on polyester copolymer
The copolymer is a biphasic material with one domain based on perfluoropolyether and polyethylene glycol and the second one based on polyethylene glycol.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Gears and electric vehicles
Readers share their insights on gears and electric vehicles.

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