TINT - Tribology and interface nanotechnology

Research for friction, wear and interface control

TINT obtained the largest project at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering so far
Mobility GT: Tribological Research on Surfaces and Contacts for Green Mobility – CoFund project of Horizon Europe was awarded the Seal of Excellence, with which Prof. Mitjan Kalin, PhD, who will coordinate a project of 24 postdoctoral research projects worth 7.6 million euros.
PolyTrib 2022
PolyTrib, a conference dedicated to the tribology of polymers between researchers from academia and industry, took place on December 4-5th 2022, for the first time in Stockholm, Sweden.
Prof. dr. Mitjan Kalin recipient of the golden plaque of the University of Ljubljana
The gold plaque for outstanding merits in the development of scientific, pedagogical or artistic creation and for strengthening the reputation of the University of Ljubljana was awarded to prof. dr. Mitjan Kalin.
New purchase - Raman spectrometer - Scientific XploRA Plus V1.2 – HORIBA
Fast Raman spectrometer with a confocal optical microscope for material, earth, and life sciences.
New purchase - Talysurf i-Series PRO
Talysurf PRO is a simple to operate, high accuracy instrument capable of surface roughness, contour, and waviness measurement.
TINT received an ARRS project – Code GM
The Code-GM project is about nanoscale contact design of high-performance, energy-efficient, lightweight components for green mobility.