TRibology as an ENabling Technology (TRENT)

2016年3月9日是具有里程碑意义的“Jost报告-润滑（摩擦学）教育与研究”50周年。摩擦学这个词诞生了，并且通过该领域的最佳实践可以节省大量的资金，这是第一次被正式记录下来。50年过去了，摩擦学（摩擦和磨损）对发达国家经济的影响仍然没有改变；占GDP的5-8%；但是摩擦学作为一门工程科学已经发展。2016年及以后的摩擦学挑战是由新的挑战驱动的；1966年的挑战已经解决，新的挑战随着新工业区的出现而出现。摩擦学的基础科学保持不变，但需要拥抱多尺度思维、复杂材料、界面和系统，以在新的和苛刻的环境中运行。在该提案中，摩擦学作为一种使能技术将被整合到两个工业领域，这两个工业领域是英国和国际的基础；先进制造业、机器人和自主系统。这一提议具有变革性，因为它将摩擦学作为一门积极而有利的学科，引入了纳米制造和机器人这两个新兴领域。摩擦学通常与磨损和退化有关，虽然对经济很重要，但通常具有负面含义。这个建议包含了摩擦学的积极方面。

The 9th March 2016 was the 50th anniversary of the landmark "Jost Report - Lubrication (Tribology) Education and Research" . The word Tribology was born and the dramatic financial savings that could be gained by optimum practice in this area were formally documented for the first time. 50 years on, the impact of tribology (friction and wear) on the economies of developed nations remains the same; 5-8% of GDP; but tribology as an engineering science has evolved. Tribology challenges in 2016 and beyond are driven by new challenges; the challenges in 1966 were solved and new challenges go with the emergence of new industrial areas. The basic science of tribology remains the same but there is a need to embrace multi-scale thinking, complex materials and interfaces and systems to operate in new and demanding environments. In this proposal Tribology as an enabling technology will be integrated into two industrial areas that are underpinning for the UK and internationally; advanced manufacturing and robotics and autonomous systems. The proposal is transformative as it brings tribology, as a positive and enabling discipline, into two emerging areas of nanomanufacturing and robotics. Tribology is normally associated with the wear and degradation and whilst important to the economy normally has negative connotations. This proposal embraces the positive aspects of triblogical science.