An interdisciplinary team of scientists led by the University of Leeds have uncovered the fundamental mechanism by which human saliva lubricates our mouth. Their multi-scale study opens the door to advancing dry mouth therapies ...
Biochemistry
Nov 21, 2019
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Machine bearings are usually lubricated with various oils. But today large quantities of these oils still end up in the environment. The Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM has developed a method which will ...
Engineering
Jul 1, 2019
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Massey volcanologists have discovered the driving force behind superheated gas-and-ash clouds from volcanic eruptions, which may help save lives and infrastructure around the globe.
Earth Sciences
Apr 9, 2019
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Engine gears, plane thrusters, refrigerator compressors, wind turbines—the list of important industrial machinery, agricultural equipment, transportation vessels, and home applications that depend on lubricants might be ...
Materials Science
Feb 4, 2019
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The University of Texas at Arlington has been awarded a patent for a lubricant composition that can be used as a universal grease for aircraft.
Materials Science
Nov 14, 2018
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Earthworms are always clean, even if they come from moist, sticky soil. They owe this to a dirt-repellent, lubricating layer, which forms itself again and again on its skin. Researchers at INM have now artificially recreated ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 12, 2018
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Using electrical fields to modify the properties of liquids in contact with a surface can be used in several applications, such as electrophoresis, where an electric current can separate molecules by size. Researchers at ...
Materials Science
Sep 12, 2018
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Wind turbines towering hundreds of feet over many landscapes herald a future of endless, clean energy.
Materials Science
Aug 22, 2018
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Say goodbye to the slogan "diamonds are forever." For industries that use dry lubricant, the up-and-coming phrase is more likely to be "broken nanodiamonds are forever."
Nanomaterials
May 10, 2018
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By learning how water is collected by living organisms, including rice leaves and pitcher plants, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas created and tested a combination of materials that can do the same thing, but ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 30, 2018
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