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One Instagram Reel shows a film crew capturing a giant wave flattening a model city with the caption, “No CGI. No compositing. Just a hand-built miniature Miami and a 40-foot wave tank.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Instead of relying entirely on animal experiments, they grew miniature versions of human retinal tissue called organoids.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Rather than using seconds or minutes, Barontini developed a way to track time through changes in how atoms were distributed within the miniature universe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

While McGee has no plans to revive the concept, he has created a miniature replica of the 99 Cents Only Store at the gallery, complete with the store’s iconic blue-and-white floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

I twirled my fingers, and a small figure stepped out of the whirling sand and took his place on the miniature throne.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Turning products like Etch A Sketch, Super Soaker and Hungry Hungry Hippos into working miniatures has made Alan Dorfman a toy tycoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The sale included models of Imperial Walkers from “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Starship Troopers” miniatures, signed posters and equipment like computers and 3D printers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Some scenes for the Rocky Horror Picture Show were recorded at the studios in 1974 and Ridley Scott built and shot the miniatures for his Academy Award winning sci-fi thriller Alien there in 1978.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

Many more eccentric characters appear, such as Tristram’s Uncle Toby, a wounded veteran who loses himself by re-creating former battles with miniatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

An even more radical rejection of complexity can be heard in the piano miniatures of Erik Satie, Faure’s eccentric, half-English contemporary.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall