How tribology has been helping us to advance and to survive

Abstract Movement between contacting surfaces ranges from macro to micro scales, from the movement of continental plates and glaciers to the locomotion of animals and insects. Surface topographies, lubricant layers, contaminants, operating conditions, and others control it, i.e., this movement depen...

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Main Author: Gwidon W. Stachowiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Friction
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40544-017-0173-7