Probably never before in the history of the industry has a maker of bridge cranes—the kind that are mounted on a gantry—been asked to slow one of its machines down. There’s a practical reason for that: The machines are usually used in factories and warehouses to move heavy things around and, after all, time is money. But the world of science doesn’t cling to the same view of time. “We contacted the company in charge of the bridge crane to ask for a slower system,” says engineer Diego Bussi from…
