Kenneth Holmberg, a friction researcher at VTT, wins the highest international award in the field
The Tribology Trust will present VTT’s Professor Kenneth Holmberg with the most highly prized award in the field, the Tribology Gold Medal Award, for his long-standing, major achievements in material and friction research. The impacts of Holmberg's research can be seen in lower energy consumption by machinery, which has an effect on climate change. Holmberg is the first Finn to be awarded the prize. Tribology is a multidisciplinary research area which involves the study of friction, wear and lubrication-related phenomena on contact surfaces. “Friction accounts for 20% of all energy