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microscale

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[mahy-kroh-skayl] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌskeɪl /

noun

  1. a scale involving very small dimensions, suitable for measuring microscopic things.


adjective

  1. relating to the microscale or able to be measured using such a scale.

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"Essentially, we used light as a remote control to program how matter organizes itself at the microscale," said Sacanna.

From Science Daily Mar. 2, 2026

Now, researchers at Stanford University have introduced a more efficient processing technique that can print up to 1 million highly detailed and customizable microscale particles a day.

From Science Daily Mar. 13, 2024

A new process for microscale 3D printing creates particles of nearly any shape for applications in medicine, manufacturing, research and more -- at the pace of up to 1 million particles a day.

From Science Daily Mar. 13, 2024

“Clearly, they’re putting together infrastructure so that one can start to make potentially autonomous, microscale robots.”

From Science Magazine Mar. 7, 2024

But there's been no reliable way to push and pull on metamaterials at the microscale, and to know how they will respond, without contacting and physically damaging the structures in the process.

From Science Daily Nov. 15, 2023

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