microscale
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈmaɪkroʊskeɪl/
- Specialized
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microscala
- In the lab, scientists often study particles at the microscale to understand their behavior better.
- microscale devices
Examples
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By the mid-1990s, researchers at MIT had built the first air bearing on the microscale.
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His contributions are related to high-heat-flux heat transfer phenomena with phase changes in microscale structures.
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In recent years, Dual has championed the area of microscale mechanics in Switzerland.
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Consider using either green chemistry or microscale techniques, which use about one-tenth the amount of chemicals used in traditional experiments.
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Furthermore, advances in microscale and nanoscale materials provide a means to improve concrete performance and durability.
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Hot embossing is used to imprint microscale structures in thermoplastics.
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Already, research has shown that the flow around microscale devices is usually laminar, and inertial forces are small in comparison with viscous forces.
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Currently, most studies of visually impaired persons' spatial and wayfinding abilities concern microscale environments.
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LIGA is a process that uses X-ray, lithography, and electroplating to produce highly detailed microscale metal parts.
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Muhammed Taher Saif made seminal contributions to the field of nano and cell mechanics, and developed instruments at the microscale to study various phenomena at the nanoscale.
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Synonyms
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6.5
The smallest level of study that looks at individuals or small groups, not whole systems
How Small
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Microscale comes from micro- 'small' and scale 'size' or 'measure', the same micro- you see in microscope. So the microscale is the very small size where scientists look at tiny things and where materials can behave differently.