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microtechnology

British  
/ ˌmaɪkrəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. technology that uses microelectronics

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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

After high school, she moved to Nantes to study microtechnology, specializing in the working of microscopic surgical instruments.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2018

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

Welcome to the world of microtechnology, where machines the size of sand grains are harnessed to do useful work.

From Time Magazine Archive