"[Tribology-related industries] contribute $400 billion to $700 billion annually to the U.S. economy. An estimated 300,000 individuals are employed in this sector with salaries that are higher than the median income in the U.S.," explained House Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, in a letter to other members of Congress last year reaching out for support of his House resolution recognizing the impact of tribology on the U.S. economy and competitiveness. "This is why I am introducing this legislation to emphasize the impact of tribology on the U.S. economy and competitiveness in providing solutions to critical technical problems in manufacturing, energy production and use, transportation vehicles and infrastructure, greenhouse emissions, defense and homeland security, health care, mining safety and reliability, and space exploration, among others; and to highlight the need for increased R&D investments in tribology and related fields."
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