Friday 30 June marked the end of the "GEM- SILKWAY Summer School 2023" held at the Eurasian National University (ENU) in Astana (Kazakhstan). The Summer School was inaugurated by the Rector of ENU, Prof. Sydykov Yerlan Battashevich, and the Italian Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Marco Alberti.

Directional liquid transport still represents a challenge in many engineering applications. Managing millimeter-scale water flows, for example, is crucial for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, digital microfluidic devices, thermal management of electronic components, and water harvesting.