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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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"I think young people should focus on the microscale - rather than running for office, helping build communities and connecting with people and then building up to the top," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

A series of tests, including cellular thermal shift assays, microscale thermophoresis, and surface plasmon resonance experiments, showed that OL binds directly to ACOT1.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

"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

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

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2024

"In the future, we can leverage this control to apply this technology to design concepts for microscale devices or microrobotics."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023

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