microtechnology
Britishnoun
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In our times, the integration of springs in silicon-based microtechnology has opened the world of planar mass-producible mechatronic devices from which we all benefit, via air-bag sensors for example.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
An approach with superconducting bits might be particularly well suited, though, Crutchfield says, because “it’s familiar microtechnology that is known to scale up very well.”
From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2022
For those who don’t want to fiddle around with microtechnology when getting dinner on the table, fingers provide the best intel.
From New York Times • May 13, 2014
Powered by the latest microtechnology and driven by billions in defense industry and commercial research dollars, domestic drones are poised for widespread expansion into U.S. airspace once regulation catches up with reality.
From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2013
Those outside the electronic priesthood often have trouble grasping the principles of the new microtechnology or comprehending the accomplishments of the minuscule computers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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