Development of a Simple Tribometer to Accelerate and Widen the Availability of Friction Testing

三分之一的能量是通过摩擦损失的。减少能源使用和二氧化碳排放的一个明显方法是减少摩擦。目前，从事减少摩擦工作的人有时发现很难获得好的机器来帮助他们的研究。这阻碍了润滑剂、涂料和材料的开发，这些材料可以为消费者节省能源、二氧化碳排放和金钱。本项目将生产一种新型的摩擦试验机，成本相对较低，易于使用和准确。为创新科学家提供识别新材料、涂层和润滑剂所需的工具，这可能成为减少摩擦和节约能源的新方法。

One third of the energy created is lost through friction. An obvious way to reduce energy use and CO2 emission is then to reduce friction. At the moment the people who work on reducing friction sometimes find it difficult to access good machines to help their research. This hinders the development of lubricants, coatings and materials which could save energy, CO2 emissions and money for consumers. This project will produce a new type of friction testing machine, one that is relatively low cost, easy to use and accurate. Giving innovative scientists the tools needed to identify new materials, coatings and lubricants, which could become new ways of reducing friction and saving energy.