Rensselaer awarded $1 million to develop lubricant coatings for air and spacecraft; "Chameleon" lubricant coatings react to their environment.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-25 June 2004-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Rensselaer awarded $1 million to develop lubricant coatings for air and spacecraft; "Chameleon" lubricant coatings react to their environment(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06252004 TROY, N.Y. -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have received a $1 million grant, as part of a $2.5 million joint research project with the University of Florida, to develop a new generation of synthetic lubricant coatings for future aircraft and spacecraft.

The five-year award is from the United States Department of Defense's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative. Linda Schadler, Ph.D.professor of materials engineering, will lead the Rensselaer team on the project, which involves...