Editing Miniaturization (section)

== Other fields ==
Miniaturization became a trend in the last fifty years and came to cover not just electronic but also mechanical devices.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Science in Popular Culture: A Reference Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/sciencepopularcu00ripe|url-access=limited|last=Van Riper|first=A. Bowdoin|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2002|isbn=0313318220|location=Westport, CT|pages=[https://archive.org/details/sciencepopularcu00ripe/page/n210 193]}}</ref> The process for miniaturizing mechanical devices is more complex due to the way the structural properties of mechanical parts change as they are reduced in scale.<ref name=":2" /> It has been said that the so-called [[Digital Revolution|Third Industrial Revolution]] (1969&nbsp;–&nbsp;c.&nbsp;2015) is based on economically viable technologies that can shrink three-dimensional objects.<ref name=":1" />

In [[medical technology]], engineers and designers have been exploring miniaturization to shrink components to the micro and nanometer range. Smaller devices can have lower cost, be made more portable (e.g.: for ambulances), and allow simpler and less invasive medical procedures.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.medicalmoulds.com/micro-moulding-and-miniaturisation-in-medtech/| title = Micro Moulding and Miniaturisation in MedTech | website = Micro Systems | date = 17 May 2023 | access-date = 18 May 2023}}</ref>