Mechanizing the production of textiles was a major part of the industrial revolution, and with the convenience of many people are recreating the classic machines. A perfect example of this is [Fraens] ...

Conventional manufacturing methods struggle to meet the increasing demand for microscopic and nanoscale products, because small things are difficult to manipulate. An innovative machine that uses a ...

Our aim is to use capillary forces to programme the motion of floating objects instead of their static configurations. To this end, we vary the shape of the boundary around the floating objects ...

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