Perfecting Motion®
Episodes
Friction's Role in the Everyday World
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Perfecting Motion, our host, Marc Ingram, dives into the "hidden science" of tribology with Jennifer Vail...
Micropitting in Gears
26 Feb 2026
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Send a textThis podcast episode dives deep into the persistent and often misunderstood issue of micropitting in gears, guided by expert insights from ...
Tribology Measurement
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month's podcast episode explores the precision-driven world of tribology through the lens of national laboratory measurement s...
December 2025 - Tribological Automotive Research
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about understanding and optimizing tribological performance is vital for improving fuel efficiency, extending compone...
October 2025 - Fastenating Friction!
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis podcast episode explores the fascinating world of tribology as it applies to everyday fasteners. Tribology, the science of friction...
The History of Tribology Part II - From Byzantine Ingenuity to Da Vinci's Genius
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe History of Tribology in History Part II - From Byzantine Ingenuity to Da Vinci's Genius Welcome back to the second installment...
The History of Tribology - Part I
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we're diving into the often-overlooked history of friction, lubrication, and wear. From the practical ingenuity of ancie...
Friction Unveiled: A Tribological Deep Dive Part II
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin us for the second session of our hit friction podcast, where we delve into the intricate world of friction at the surface, explorin...
Friction Unveiled: A Tribological Deep Dive Part I
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is the first episode in a two-part series exploring the fundamental principles of friction, tailored for lubrication engineers and ...
Titans of Tribology: Gary Wood, CLS from HF Sinclair
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of Perfecting Motion, we spotlight a true Titan of Tribology—Gary Wood, the northeast district sales manager at HF Sin...
Engineering Touch with Friction
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month's episode focuses on using friction to help us. Yes, that's right, embracing the friction that tribologists try t...
Tribology Spotlight: Emerging Research Poster Winners
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we feature two of our poster competition winners from the 2024 STLE Annual Meeting. With us we have Joseph Shore who presen...
February 2025 - The Tribology of Tires
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this month's episode I sit down with Anurag Warhadpande from Bridgestone Americas. This podcast explores the critical role of...
January 2025 - The Tribology of Footwear
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this month’s episode we sit down with Melissa Mushrush of MOLYKOTE Specialty Lubricants and Kathy Helmetag of Henkel North American...
December 2024 - The Tribology of Climbing
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this month's episode we sit down with Dr. Hannes Grillenberger, Product Manager at Schaeffler, as we talk about the tribology of...
November 2024 - The STLE Annual Meeting is an Unparalleled Opportunity to Connect, Learn, and Achieve
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we look back at our Annual Meeting from May of 2024 in Minneapolis. I took the time to interview some of our attendees on t...
October 2024 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Tribology Update
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFor our October episode we are following up with instructors from the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning education course from...
September 2024 - STLE Student Members Speak Out
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month’s episode is dedicated to highlighting the incredible experiences and benefits of being a student member of STLE. Join us...
August 2024 - Industrial Lubricants Development from a Sustainability Standpoint
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month’s episode talks about increasingly integrating sustainability into core business strategies, setting clear targets for gree...
July 2024: Tribology in Aerospace Technologies
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month's episode talks about the often-overlooked world of friction, wear, and lubrication in aerospace. Discussing the impor...
June 2024 - Engine Lubricant Testing
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month’s episode focuses on engine lubricant testing methods. We consider what drives engine test methods, types of tests, why w...
May 2024 - Titans of Tribology with STLE Member Doug Sackett
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin us for our first episode in a series we call Titans of Tribology. For this installment, and fresh off receiving the Raymond Thib...
April 2024: STLE Membership Benefits
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSTLE Membership Director Julie O'Rouke sits down with STLE president Hong Liang, incoming STLE president Jack McKenna, and STLE Tre...
March 2024 - Women in Tribology
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn Episode 13 of this podcast series we continue STLE's celebration of women in tribology. Our Executive Director, Rebecca Lintow...
Rheology Testing
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn Episode 12 of this podcast series, we explored tribology testing and how it can be used to improve sustainability. In this Episode,...
The Tribology of Eating Chocolate
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe role of tribology in facilitating the move to sustainability does not just involve reducing friction and wear in industrial machiner...
Tribology Testing
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTribology, the scientific study of lubrication, friction and wear, is as old as the world itself and can be found in almost every applic...
Hydrogen as a Fuel for an Internal Combustion Engine
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe search for finding a way to commercialize vehicles that generate no emissions has led the automotive industry to work with batteries...
Nuclear Power – A Clean Energy Option
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNuclear power is emerging as a viable energy generation option that does not release greenhouse gases in contrast to fossil fuel energy ...
Green Chemistry
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs the move towards sustainability continues, attention needs to be paid to sourcing raw materials that can be designated as sustainable...
Sustainable Use of Plastic Waste in the Production of Fuels and Lubricants
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGlobal plastic waste generation has doubled over the past 20 years with two-thirds of the waste having been produced over the past 5 yea...
Improving the Sustainability for the Internal Combustion Engine
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe automotive industry is moving away from automobiles powered by internal combustion engines to battery electric vehicles to reduce em...
The Role of Nanotribology in the Quest for Sustainability
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNanotribology is a growing field within tribology that studies the interactions of materials at the nanoscale which is an extremely smal...
How 3D Printing Moves Us Towards Sustainability
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is growing in the manufacturing sector because it provides an approach for making com...
Potential Benefits of Tribochemistry
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOne approach for perfecting motion through the reduction of friction and wear is to examine the potential benefits of tribochemistry. Th...
Introduction
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs the world faces challenges due to the threat of global warming, regulatory pressure has been applied to find ways to reduce the gener...