Join us for our first episode in a series we call Titans of Tribology. For this installment, and fresh off receiving the Raymond Thibault Award at the 2024 STLE Annual Meeting, we interview STLE member Doug Sackett. Doug discusses his unlik

April 2024: STLE Membership Benefits

Apr 17th, 2024 21m 25s

STLE Membership Director Julie O'Rouke sits down with STLE president Hong Liang, incoming STLE president Jack McKenna, and STLE Treasurer Steffon Bots to talk about the benefits that come with an STLE membership. The group discusses what it m

Women in Tribology

Mar 26th, 2024 18m 50s

In Episode 13 of this podcast series we continue STLE's celebration of women in tribology. Our executive director, Rebecca Lintow, interviews members Mandi McElwain and Fran Lockwood on their contributions and challenges as women in the field

Rheology Testing

Feb 15th, 2024 37m 20s

In Episode 12 of this podcast series, we explored tribology testing and how it can be used to improve sustainability. In this Episode, we explore the use of rheology testing for the same purpose. Rheology is the study of the deformation and fl

The Tribology of Eating Chocolate

Nov 16th, 2023 22m 26s

The role of tribology in facilitating the move to sustainability does not just involve reducing friction and wear in industrial machinery and automobiles, but also is critical in gaining a better understanding of what we eat and what steps can

Tribology Testing

Apr 12th, 2023 32m 35s

Tribology, the scientific study of lubrication, friction and wear, is as old as the world itself and can be found in almost every application. The word itself was not entered into the English dictionary until 1966 at the time of The Jost Report

Hydrogen as a Fuel for an Internal Combustion Engine

Oct 5th, 2022 26m 49s

The search for finding a way to commercialize vehicles that generate no emissions has led the automotive industry to work with batteries and fuel cells. But another approach is to take the basic internal combustion engine (ICE) and substitute h

Nuclear Power – A Clean Energy Option

Jul 26th, 2022 37m 25s

Nuclear power is emerging as a viable energy generation option that does not release greenhouse gases in contrast to fossil fuel energy sources. While the nuclear power industry has come under scrutiny due to past issues with specific plants, o

Green Chemistry

Jun 10th, 2022 24m 14s

As the move towards sustainability continues, attention needs to be paid to sourcing raw materials that can be designated as sustainable. Since all raw materials used in formulating lubricants are chemical substances, this leads to a discussion

Sustainable Use of Plastic Waste in the Production of Fuels and Lubricants

Apr 13th, 2022 46m 46s

Global plastic waste generation has doubled over the past 20 years with two-thirds of the waste having been produced over the past 5 years. Microplastics, smaller than 5 millimeters (0.2 inch), is a growing concern in our air and water. Plastic

Improving the Sustainability for the Internal Combustion Engine

Jan 26th, 2022 37m 10s

The automotive industry is moving away from automobiles powered by internal combustion engines to battery electric vehicles to reduce emissions and improve sustainability. But internal combustion engine-powered vehicles will not be going away a

The Role of Nanotribology in the Quest for Sustainability

Dec 1st, 2021 40m 24s

Nanotribology is a growing field within tribology that studies the interactions of materials at the nanoscale which is an extremely small domain. In an effort to reduce friction and wear, improve efficiency and reduce emissions, a better unders

How 3D Printing Moves Us Towards Sustainability

Oct 27th, 2021 37m 25s

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is growing in the manufacturing sector because it provides an approach for making complex parts without generating waste. This technique is working well for plastic resins, but 3D printing meta

Potential Benefits of Tribochemistry

Sep 15th, 2021 40m 22s

One approach for perfecting motion through the reduction of friction and wear is to examine the potential benefits of tribochemistry. This growing field gives researchers the opportunity to design a machinery system that takes advantage of the

Introduction

Jul 27th, 2021 22m

As the world faces challenges due to the threat of global warming, regulatory pressure has been applied to find ways to reduce the generation of carbon dioxide and other emissions. The transportation sector is under increasing scrutiny because

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