Solid Lubricants such as Molybdenium disulfide (MoS 2), graphite, a number of metal sulfides, metal phosphates, metal powders and thermoplastic materials are being used in various forms to solve ...

No column in recent years evoked as much reader reaction as the one I did recently on solid lubricants. My offer to send a brief list of solid lubricants (molybdenum disulfide or moly, graphite and ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Interaction forces between contact surfaces, such as the adhesion and friction forces, are crucial in many applications at the nanoscale because of the high surface-to-volume ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have created a new type of non-liquid lubricant that has been shown to reduce friction and wear significantly under the extreme conditions found in various ...

One the most tedious yet vital tasks of the foot soldier is personal weapon cleaning and maintenance. Under field conditions, it has to be done daily and failure to do so can literally mean the ...

ApNano Materials, Inc., a provider of nanotechnology-based products, today announced that its NanoLub lubricant, the world’s first commercial nanotechnology-based solid lubricant, was found to be ...

Through a multi-university collaboration, researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered a new, solid lubricating mechanism that can reduce friction in machinery at extremely high temperatures. It works ...

Researchers have developed a new class of nontoxic, biodegradable solid lubricants that can be used to facilitate seed dispersal using modern farming equipment, with the goal of replacing existing ...

Rebecca Cai, associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, credits her lab space for providing crucial technologies and graduate student research opportunities that made ...

ALTHOUGH the report of the Lubrication Committee has not yet been issued, a “Memorandum on Solid Lubricants,” prepared for the Committee by one of its members, Mr. T. C. Thomsen, has recently been ...