New Material may Reduce Wear and Tear on Future Space Rovers
As the Mars
Perseverance Rover of NASA continues to investigate the surface of the planet Mars, researchers on Earth have designed a novel nanoscale metal carbide that could serve as a superlubricant to decrease wear and tear on upcoming
extraterrestrial rovers.
Photo illustration of a Mars rover designed by Missouri S&T students depicting the idea of MXene superlubric sheets applied to the machine’s moving parts to reduce friction and wear. Image Credit: Shuohan Huang/Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Scientists from the chemistry department at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) and the Center for Nanoscale Materials at the Argonne National Laboratory, exploring a group of 2D nanomaterials called MXenes, have found that the new materials work well to decrease friction.
Missouri S&T researchers: Newly discovered material may ease wear and tear on extraterrestrial vehicles
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Newly discovered material may ease wear and tear on extraterrestrial vehicles
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