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Hello all, Hope you're well. It's that time of year when I look back and firstly wonder where the last 12 months went but also appreciate all that I've been able to experience.

Could a new superlubricity coating reduce economic losses of 1 trillion dollars from friction and wear?

Superlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a coating that could dramatically reduce friction in common load-bearing systems with moving parts, from vehicle drive trains to wind and hydroelectric turbines. It reduces the friction of steel rubbing on steel at least a hundredfold. The novel ORNL coating could help grease a U.S. economy that each year loses more than $1 trillion to friction and wear—equivalent to 5% of the gross national product.