: In the mid-1960s, a team of chemists, physicists, and engineers in the UK investigated massive equipment failures in the steel industry.
For centuries, "rubbing" was just a nuisance until the Industrial Revolution demanded more reliable machines. Engineering tribology
: In 1966, a landmark report by Peter Jost officially coined the term "tribology" (from the Greek tribos , meaning "rubbing"). It revealed that improved friction and wear control could save the British economy millions of pounds annually. The Modern Battle for Efficiency : In the mid-1960s, a team of chemists,
