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Deployment of Affordable Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) Coatings to Improve Efficiencies in Transportation

Borisov V., Rudenko P., Martonick A., TriboTEX, US

According to the EPA the transportation sector in the United States is set to be the largest emitter of pollutants into the atmosphere. In 2015, 27% of total greenhouse gas emitted was due to the [...]

VEROGLAZE – color and protection for metal

Piesslinger-Schweiger S., POLIGRAT GmbH, DE

VEROGLAZE is a new revolutionary method, which applies long living hard and dense protective layers of quartz glass onto solid surfaces of numerous materials like Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Copper Alloys, Zinc, concrete, ceramics, stone, [...]

Correlation of Microstructure and Tribological Properties of Dry Sliding Nanocrystalline Diamond Coatings

Wiora M., Sadrifar N., Brühne K., Gluche P., Fecht H-J., Ulm University, DE

Nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) offers great potential for many micro-mechanical systems, particularly where low friction, reliability and mechanical integrity are of great importance. The reduction of grain size in NCD films to several nanometers is, however, [...]

Fiber Resin Composite Bearings in Wave Energy Converter

Kim M.R., Ankeny A.E., GGB Bearing Technology, US

The Pelamis Wave Energy Converter is an electric power generation system that uses a revolutionary power conversion unit to convert ocean wave energy to electricity. It harnesses the undulating motion of ocean waves by translating [...]