Investigation into the regime between the nano- and microscale could pave the way for nanoscale technologies

In electronic technologies, key material properties change in response to stimuli like voltage or current. Scientists aim to understand these changes in terms of the material's structure at the nanoscale (a few atoms) and microscale (the thickness of a piece of paper). Often neglected is the realm between the mesoscale—spanning 10 billionths to 1 millionth of a meter.