| Abstract: | The World Tribology Congress, held in London in September 1997, is an historic event at which no fewer than1000 papers will be presented. The wide spectrum of subject matter covered in the meeting, ranging from contactmechanics to surface chemistry, and from the dynamics of large turbomachine bearings to nanoindentation, reflectsthe breadth of the academic disciplines and practical applications nowadays encompassed by tribology. It is hopedthat the selection of papers published in this issue of Tribology Letters will provide a glimpse of the diversity andvitality of the subjects of modern tribological research. It is particularly fitting that they are contributed by authorsfrom four countries in four different continents.As a member of the Editorial Board of Tribology Letters, and also Chairman of the Programme Committee forthe World Tribology Congress, I amdelighted to be able to endorse their publication here. |
