Materials Day 2007 – Sticking and Sliding, Wearing and Tearing

Introduction

Tribology and Adhesion impinge on our everyday lives in countless ways, and yet the science associated with these important phenomena is far from being fully understood. Significant progress has been made in recent years, however, as materials scientists, physicists and chemists have begun exploring friction, lubrication, wear and adhesion using modern analytical tools and computational methods.  

The Symposium will address research at the cutting edge of sticking and sliding, wearing and tearing, and its significance for Materials Science, Biology, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.