compact

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Because photons move faster and do not have mass like electrons, devices based on light could become both quicker and smaller, opening the door to more powerful and compact technologies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

And while the Apollo capsules had room for three astronauts, the Orion craft carries four, as equipment was made to be more compact without a loss of functionality.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Max Space, which recently notched a multimillion-dollar investment from Voyager Technologies, is developing space habitats designed to fit on launch vehicles and then expand to up to 20 times their compact size.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

That’s a tall order for a compact book, especially given its subject’s long, complicated life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

A foedus is a league, or compact, but it is often used as synonymous with lex, and Renaissance commentators on Lucretius interpreted him as talking about the laws of nature.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton