The past few decades have witnessed growing research interest in developing powerful
nanofabrication technologies for three-dimensional (3D) structures and devices to achieve …

Nanometric cutting removes material at nanoscale and generates high-quality surfaces with
a nanometric finish. In past decades, it has thrived as a mainstream manufacturing …

Micro-structured functional surfaces have achieved widespread applications in various
advanced scientific, technological, industrial, and engineered fields due to their excellent …

Micro diamond tools are indispensable for the efficient machining of microstructured
surfaces. The precision in tool manufacturing and cutting performance directly determines …

Multiscale structured surfaces are a way to provide advanced, otherwise not attainable
functionality on a technical part. Applications of such parts can be manifold, and numerous …

This keynote paper gives an overview of emerging technologies of feature-based
characterisation, for surface topographies having features. It is complementary to …

Nanomanufacturing involves scaled-up, reliable, and cost-effective manufacturing of
nanoscale materials, structures, devices, and systems. Nanomanufacturing methods can be …

Device miniaturization is an emerging advanced technology in the 21st century. The
miniaturization of devices in different fields requires production of micro-and nano-scale …

Mechanical micromachining is considered as a cost-effective and efficient fabrication
technique to produce three dimensional features and free-form surfaces from various …

Over the past decade, successive double-scratch tests have been extensively performed to
study the grinding mechanism of brittle materials. However, the grits sometimes interact with …