Electric vehicle fluids differ in fundamental ways from those used for internal combustion engines—and from each other. TLT October 2021 • Electric vehicle (EV) transmission fluids, which multitask as lubricants and coolants, are likely to be formulated as vehicle design elements, with fill-for-life applications in mind.• EV fluid formulations may …
In the ocean or on remote mountainsides, grease lubricants help slowly rotating wind turbine main shaft bearings reliably support their huge loads year after year. TLT January 2020
Solids provide lubrication and wear protection for an increasing number of applications. TLT October 2020 Solid lubrication and wear reduction coatings were once the purview of NASA and companies in the aerospace industry. Now, they are showing up in an increasing number of applications here on the ground. The component …
Solid Protection in a Harsh Environment For solid lubricants and antiwear coatings, the bridge betweenfundamental research and rational design of commercial applicationsis still under construction—but progress is well underway. TLT May 2020 /
Cover feature, TLT November 2019 From peanut butter to pigments for fine china, breaking boulders to DIY tattoo ink, grinding is a complex science.
16 March, 2020 Now that the coronavirus is all over the news, I’m hearing a lot about companies and employees setting up their telecommuting strategies. A lot of it sounds as though they are trying to reinvent the wheel. Here’s some unsolicited advice from a work-at-home veteran. In 2013, I …
By Nancy McGuire The hardiest plants and animals are those that adapt to changes in their environment, and the same applies to companies. Companies that survive in the long term are the ones that are the best prepared to weather gradual change and catastrophic upheavals. In the wake of mounting …
People used to talk about work-life balance as if they were two separate things. Now they talk about work-life integration, but what they mean is finding ways to infiltrate every hour of every day with this work that is not really your life. I choose to do things differently. Seems …
Originally posted (by me) on LinkedIn, December 9, 2014. “I just want to see the raw data! No interpretation, no massaging the numbers, just the raw data straight out of the instrument!” I sympathized with my non-scientist friend. She felt frustrated after reading a series of news items that began …
How in the world do you generate electricity from the slow-moving water in a river delta? Think about all the ways we have of generating electricity. You can turn a turbine using steam. You can place the turbine in a waterfall and have the falling water turn the blades, or …
