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Tribotronics: When Active Friction Control Faces New Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribotronics; tribology; friction; industrial systems; vehicles; instruments; devices in biomechanics; home automation
Intelligent Algorithms for Triboinformatics
edited by Amir Kordijazi
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; triboinformatics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; intelligent algorithms; multimodal data; friction; wear; lubrication
Nonlinear Dynamics of Frictional Systems
edited by Xingbao Huang, , Xiujiang Shi and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear dynamics; friction; lubrication; visco-slip vibration; vibration noise; mixed lubrication; rotor friction dynamics; surface modification; corrosion protection; fatigue life
Biotribology of Medical Implants: Current Applications and Future Directions
edited by Ehsan Askari and Abdellatif Abdelgaied
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: design optimization; personalized implants; modeling and simulation; digital twins; material solutions; monitoring; orthopedics and oral and cardiovascular tribology; machine learning; hybrid modeling
Thermomechanical Tribological Behaviors and Damage Failure in Engineering Applications
edited by Chun Lu, Zhiqiang Li and Hongqin Liang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermomechanical tribology; friction and wear; thermal crack; fatigue and fracture; thermodynamics; dynamics; contact mechanics; damage mechanics; materials science; wear mechanism; hot spots; high-temperature lubrication; wear-resistant; simulation and testing methods
Cast Iron as a Tribological Material
edited by John Walker and Timothy Kamps
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: cast iron; tribology; wear; friction; sliding; lubrication; scuffing; graphite; cementite; austempering
Wear and Friction of High-Performance Coatings and Hardened Surfaces
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: wear resistance; friction; self-sdaptive lubrication; hard coatings; surface engineering; sliding wear; wear mechanisms; residual stresses; failure investigation
Tribology of Cycloidal Reducers: Enhancing Efficiency, Durability and Reliability through Experimental and Numerical Methods submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: cycloidal speed reducers; efficiency; wear; durability; reliability; thermal stability; numerical analysis; FEM; CFD; experimental investigation
Recent Advances in Tribological Properties of Machine Tools submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology in manufacturing systems; tribology in manufacturing design; tribology in manufacturing efficiency; tribology in vibration and noise; tribology in machine design; tribology in surface damage; bio-lubricants; lubricant degradation; tribological failure diagnosis and monitoring; basic friction and wear; lubricants and lubrication; contact mechanics; surface engineering and coating; material analysis and examination; tribology in machine elements; tribo-chemistry and tribo-corrosion; biotribology; green tribology and sustainability; micro and nano tribology; manufacturing technology; tribotronics and active tribology
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