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Industry
Beehives situated at SKF’s company retreat, Slottsviken

Bee good

Despite their propensity to sting if bothered, bees are one of mankind’s best friends in the natural world. They contribute greatly to the [...]
Industry,Research and theory,
Industry
Sherry Lassiter, Fab Foundation

The FABulous Sherry Lassiter

Sherry Lassiter dreams of a world in which almost anyone anywhere can make almost anything. Through the FAB Lab network – 1,200 labs in 100 countries [...]
Research and theory,
Digital Technology
Industry’s fourth big wave

Industry’s fourth big wave

The fourth Industrial Revolution, the Industrial Internet of Things, is now sweeping the planet. In part, it promises to boost industrial efficiency [...]
Industry,Research and theory,
Digital Technology
Danica Kragic talks about ethical robots

Danica Kragic is on a mission to create ethical robots

Professor Danica Kragic is on a mission to create ethical robots that do the things we don’t want to do, can’t do or shouldn’t do. At the same time, [...]
Industry,Research and theory,
Engineering Competence
Typical extended white etching crack network; large size spherical roller bearing.

White etching cracks

Bearings are critical machine components for carrying load and transmitting motion. The challenge of ever-increasing power density from modern [...]
Product,Research and theory,
Engineering Competence
A friction fighter with a dream

A friction fighter with a dream

Growing up with two volcanologist parents on the seismically active eastern edge of Siberia, Sergei Glavatskih seemed destined to be a scientist too. [...]
Lubricants,Research and theory,
Engineering Competence
Benefits of hybrid bearings in severe conditions

Benefits of hybrid bearings in severe conditions

Hybrid bearings have shown good performance in poor lubrication and contaminated conditions, but the understanding of the contributing mechanisms and [...]
Hybrid bearings,Research and theory,