# Tribology

> Tribology is the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion, encompassing friction, wear, and lubrication. It is critical to energy efficiency, machine reliability, and the design of everything from artificial joints to spacecraft mechanisms.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/fields/tribology/](https://selltoscientists.com/fields/tribology/)*

**Researcher count:** 9,000
**Average funding:** $290K

## Subfields

- Friction Science
- Lubrication Theory
- Wear Mechanics
- Contact Mechanics
- Nanotribology

## Key technologies

- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Pin-on-Disk Tribometers
- Quartz Crystal Microbalance
- Surface Profilometry
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation

## Top institutions

- Imperial College London
- RWTH Aachen
- Tsinghua University
- Georgia Tech
- ETH Zurich

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