Hydrogen Meets Tribology: Smarter Testing, Better Materials
May 2026
In this live event, Dr. Anna Igual Muñoz explores the impact of hydrogen environments on friction and wear, explaining the fundamental effects of hydrogen on metals and the challenges they present for tribological systems. The webinar also introduces the principles of developing tribological testing instruments with controlled chemical environments, enabling more accurate evaluation of materials and components for hydrogen applications.
High Temperature Tribology of TMD-Based Coatings
September 2025
In this live event, Dr Todor Vuchkov will speak about the tribological performance of TMD-based thin films at high temperature. The session will address key challenges and opportunities in their design, preparation, and application across demanding environments.
Lessons learned from 2D Materials in Tribology
September 2024
In this live event, Prof. Dr. Carsten Gachot will introduce different 2D Materials such as black phosphorous, MXenes and Transition Metal Carbo Chalcogenides and report on their tribological performance as solid lubricants.
MoS2 Lubricants Enabling the New Space Economy
April 2024
Dr. Ashlie Martini will discuss molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) lubricants enabling the new space economy, covering the fundamentals of solid lubrication for space applications and the current research challenges associated with this important material. She will also detail her work using a Rtec-Instruments tribometer to study the friction and wear behavior of MoS₂ coatings.
Electrifying tribometry and designing tribotests
December 2023
In this live event, Dr. Mathias Woydt introduces the principles of conceptual tribotest design to characterize friction, wear, and extreme-pressure behavior as functions of operating conditions. The webinar also discusses mapping approaches and extends testing concepts to evaluate electrical properties of fluids and tribofilms.
Subsurface Tribochemistry in Brake Pads: Mechanisms of Chemical Transformations During Friction
October 2023
In this live event, Dr. Carlo Lorenzana explores how brake pad friction results from complex interactions between mechanical, thermal, and chemical processes. The webinar examines transfer film formation, subsurface tribochemical reactions, and how the scale of testing tools and measurement equipment influences friction behaviour and the interpretation of tribological experiments.
