microscopic

The computing power of chips has increased dramatically as makers cram them with more microscopic electronic components.

"It links events on the microscopic scale to major thrust earthquakes on a scale of hundreds of kilometers," Watkins said.

Developed by the Lumière brothers, the miraculous process involved a glass plate dusted with potato-starch granules, microscopic in size, dyed red-orange, green and blue-violet.

Professor Gilbert explained that creating a conservation framework for microscopic life comes with complex scientific and conceptual barriers.

These microscopic signatures are widely recognized by geologists as a hallmark of an impact event.