Energy efficiency and sustainability are the mainstream buzzwords in today’s economy and industry. Technical coatings are definitely one possible solution to improve on either of them. In our talk, we will present a test methodology of how to quantify the energy...

Rare live interview with Professor Ali Erdemir. In this wide-ranging conversation, Professor Tomasz Liskiewicz, founder and director at Surface Ventures, will ask Ali, for example: What was your favourite subject in school? Your most cited paper is “Global energy...

Testing friction materials for brake applications using a full-scale dynamometer is an intensive testing method, in terms of both cost and time, that requires that the brake pads and rotor be tested in their final form. Bruker has developed a rapid, cost-effective...

In many applications of polymer materials, as e.g. coatings, composites or as smart surfaces, the material properties or the adhesion to other substances are determined to a great amount by functional groups situated at the very surface. While contact angle...

Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) has been the main polymeric articulating implant material for the hip implant. Acetabular cup is made of UHMWPE in its unmodified form or with partial cross-linking and with Vitamin E added into it as the anti-oxidant....

Rolling element bearings provide vital load carrying roles in many rotational applications. In aero-engines these include supports for the main shafts and the main gearbox. While advances in material manufacturing techniques producing very high quality steels...

Surface texture plays a key role in manufacturing and product development, affecting the performance and reliability of products ranging from automotive components to consumer electronics and photovoltaics as well as space applications.  Roughness is the most commonly...

Two-dimensional materials with graphene-like structure have gained remarkable attention, because they have demonstrated remarkable tribological properties, even when applying only one or a few atomic layers of the material to the contact zone. However, the mechanisms...

Bottom-up multiscale modelling has proven to be a powerful tool for predicting the deformation and damage of fibre-reinforced polymer composites. In this strategy, three scales of the composite are considered: the ply level (μm scale), the laminate level (mm scale)...