Developing Situation and Tendency of the Tribological Research

The main achievements of tribology research, including the progresses in mechanism of friction and wear, lubrication mechanics, materials and lubricants, surface technique and engineering, as well as tribology system and design, are briefly reviewed in this paper. Also, future tendency for tribolagy study has been predicted. Following research areas are particularly emphasized: tribology study has transferred from the traditional mechanics to material science and technology; the tribology materials and lubricants for high temperature application or with low friction and long service life ; the micro-tribology in magnetic recording system and micro-machinery as well as nanometer materials tribology ; tribology design and the tribology knowledge transfer.