Ice formation and accumulation on surfaces has a negative impact in many different sectors
and can even represent a potential danger. In this review, the latest advances and trends in …

A water hydraulic axial piston pump has become the preferred power component of
environmentally friendly water hydraulic transmission systems, due to its advantages of a …

In recent years, thanks to the development of additive manufacturing techniques, pros-thetic
surgery has reached increasingly cutting-edge levels, revolutionizing the clinical course of …

The loss of energy due to friction is one of the major problems industries are facing
nowadays. Friction and wear between sliding components reduce the mechanical efficiency …

Surface topography in general is not easy to characterize due to a great number of different
features that appear on it. It is still more challenging for machined textured surfaces that are …

Ceramic materials that find their applications in die extrusion and the balls used in bearings
have a longer service life compared to that of traditional materials. Since ceramic materials …

Electrodeposition is an effective and scalable method to grow desired structures on solid
surfaces, for example, to impart superhydrophobicity. Specifically, copper microcrystals can …

The aim of this work is to design a power split transmission for an urban street sweeper in
order to reduce fuel consumption. The design process starts with the comparison between a …

In order to improve the anti-fouling of stainless steel surfaces in outdoor or humid
environments, a superhydrophobic modification is often used to improve its self-cleaning …

Most of the published documents on the friction and wear properties of textured contact
surfaces with partially distributed units (eg, dots, grooves) are focused on sliding tribo-pairs …