Tribological Demonstrators for Outreach
As part of our education goals for SSLiP, we have developed a series of demonstrators for outreach purposes. These demonstrators have been designed to be made from globally accessible materials: LEGO™.
Further details of the designs can be found on SSLiP’s Zenodo community or via the links below.
Commensurability Demonstrator
Demonstrates an important factor in structural superlubricity.
Mini Commensurability Demonstrator
A smaller version of the commensurability demonstrator.
Hand-cranked Tribometer Demonstrator
Hand-powered so the user can feel the effect of different factors that affect friction.
Prandtl-Tomlinson Model Demonstrator
Using magnets, this demonstrator brings the Prandtl-Tomlinson model for friction to life.
Working Tribometer or AFM Demonstrator
This demonstrator produces "print-outs" of a force-trace in a similar way an atomic force microscope (AFM) would.
Simple Model of Mica Structure
A small model showing the layered structure of mica minerals.
Nanoscale surface friciton demonstrator (square lattice)
This surface and slider set gives users an insight to nanoscale frictional properties.
Nanoscale surface friciton demonstrator (triangular lattice)
This surface and slider set gives users an insight to nanoscale frictional properties.