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Liquid crystal as lubricant – virtually no friction

Liquid crystal as lubricant – virtually no friction

The Stifteverband Science Prize for scientific excellence in Germany was awarded to: Dr. Holger Kretzschmann (Nematel), Werner Stehr and Susanne Beyer-Faiß (Dr. Tillwich GmbH), Dr. Andreas Kailer and Dr. Tobias Amann (Fraunhofer IWM). © © Dirk Mahler/Fraunhofer
The Stifteverband Science Prize for scientific excellence in Germany was awarded to: Dr. Holger Kretzschmann (Nematel), Werner Stehr and Susanne Beyer-Faiß (Dr. Tillwich GmbH), Dr. Andreas Kailer and Dr. Tobias Amann (Fraunhofer IWM). Credit: Dirk Mahler/Fraunhofer
Thanks to a new lubricant, small gears can run with virtually no friction. Made from liquid crystalline fluid, these lubricants drastically reduce friction and wear.

Lubricants are used in motors, axels, ventilators and manufacturing machines. Although lubricants are widely used, there have been almost no fundamental innovations for this product in the last twenty years.

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