Calculations of the impact of friction and wear on energy consumption, economic
expenditure, and CO 2 emissions are presented on a global scale. This impact study covers …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a multifunctional material due to its exceptional physicochemical
properties and broad usefulness. The special properties resulting from the reduction of the …

Friction and wear are ubiquitous, from nano-electro-mechanical systems in biomedicine to
large-scale integrated electric propulsion in aircraft carriers. Applications of nanomaterials …

Over the past two decades, carbon nanomaterials have attracted great interest for their
confirmed friction and wear performances as well as important tribological applications. This …

A lubricant is derived from mineral oils or synthetic hydrocarbon blends. However, in order to
fulfill the requirements set by the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), they lack …

The prospect of modern tribology has been expanded with the advent of nanomaterial-
based lubrication systems, whose development was facilitated by the nanotechnology in …

The need for energy efficiency is leading to the growing use of additives that reduce friction
in thin film boundary and mixed lubrication conditions. Several classes of such friction …

Energy and material conservation is an important global issue. In conventional practice,
lubricants were selected based on cost, performance, and life, and concern was not given to …

The special mechanical properties of nanoparticles allow for novel applications in many
fields, eg, surface engineering, tribology and nanomanufacturing/nanofabrication. In this …

Recent nanotechnological advances suggest that metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have
been expected to be used in various fields, ranging from catalysis and opto-electronic …