The piston skirt and pin account for about 17 percent of the frictional loss in a combustion engine as they are the most difficult to keep lubricated and have the largest contact surfaces. OE ...

This article was originally published on MedicalDesign.com in June 2014. High-performance coatings are low-friction, dry-lubricant materials that achieve remarkable synergy by combining the ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a coating that could dramatically reduce friction in common load-bearing systems with moving parts, from vehicle ...

Machine parts wear, if there is friction between their metal surfaces. Lubricants and functional oils help prevent this. They attract dirt, debris and dust, and over time form lumps or become resinous ...

A catheter coating test system developed by consultancy Nexus IE (Witchford, UK) allows engineers to perform a single test to determine the lubricity and effectiveness of specific coatings or to ...

Novel thin films and coatings find use in a broad range of applications including LEDs, solar panels, displays and semiconductors. Although several established techniques are available for determining ...

Hydromer, Inc. (OTC: HYDI) (the "Company"), a leader in hydrophilic, thromboresistant and antimicrobial coating technologies for over 40 years, was proud to announce its expansion into the ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a coating that could dramatically reduce friction in common load-bearing systems with moving parts, ...