{"id":4538,"date":"2026-11-06T15:18:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tribchem.it\/?page_id=4538"},"modified":"2026-11-07T20:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T20:40:46","slug":"tribosynthesis-of-carbon-coatings-for-friction-and-wear-reduction-tribosync","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tribchem.it\/?page_id=4538","title":{"rendered":"Tribosynthesis of Carbon Coatings for Friction and Wear Reduction (TriboSync)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4538\" class=\"elementor elementor-4538\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b1a19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b1a19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd04e0a\" data-id=\"fd04e0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb25df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fb25df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Project overview<br \/><\/span><\/strong>TRIBOSYNC is an ERC Proof of Concept project hosted by the University of Bologna (2026\u20132028), aiming to develop a room-temperature coating technology based on tribosynthesis. By using mechanically activated chemical reactions to form protective carbon films directly at sliding interfaces, it seeks to reduce friction and wear while offering a more accessible, energy-efficient alternative to conventional coating deposition methods.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb86359 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb86359\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a012a67\" data-id=\"a012a67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb96c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb96c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Project website<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Related ERC project: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/tribchem.it\/?page_id=1290\">SLIDE<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">European Commission link: <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/101292653?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CORDIS<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project overviewTRIBOSYNC is an ERC Proof of Concept project hosted by the University of Bologna (2026\u20132028), aiming to develop a room-temperature coating technology based on tribosynthesis. 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