In recent years, increased environmental concern and regulations have fueled a search for
new lubricant additives with reduced environmental impact. Owing to their attractive …

The reach of tribology has expanded in diverse fields and tribology related research
activities have seen immense growth during the last decade. This review takes stock of the …

Two-dimensional heterostructures are excellent platforms to realize twist-angle-independent
ultra-low friction due to their weak interlayer van der Waals interactions and natural lattice …

Toward the goal of achieving superlubricity, or near-zero friction, in industrially relevant
material systems, solution-processed multilayer Ti3C2T x-MoS2 blends are spray-coated …

Recent advances in 2D nanomaterials, such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides,
boron nitride, MXenes, allow not only to discover several new nanoscale phenomena but …

Growing concerns over energy and environmental sustainability have lately sparked
worldwide interest in more efficient and cleaner transportation systems and industrial …

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 …

Friction is a phenomenon that exists extensively in nature and industry; it has proven
necessary in daily life and beneficial in energy scavenging but is also alleged to be the main …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted tremendous research interest since the
breakthrough of graphene. Their unique optical, electronic, and mechanical properties hold …

This review summarizes recent advances in the area of tribology based on the outcome of a
Lorentz Center workshop surveying various physical, chemical and mechanical phenomena …