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Micro Genius The Micro Genius is a popular gaming console marketed for the Southeast Asia. There are several models for the Micro Genius, but the Micro Genius IQ-501 was particularly popular until the introduction of several competitors like Sega and Nintendo (even though Micro Genius is a clone of the Nintendo).
Micro heat exchanger Micro heat exchangers, Micro-scale heat exchangers, or microstructured heat exchangers are heat exchangers in which (at least one) fluid flows in lateral confinements with typical dimensions below 1 mm. The most typical such confinement are microchannels, channels with a hydraulic diameter below 1 mm.
Micro Change Takara Toys' 1982 Micro Change series of toys were part of the 1980 New Microman toy line and were small household objects that could transform into vehicles or artificially intelligent robot characters that fought alongside their 10-centimeter tall alien cyborg Microman creators against the evil Acroyears.
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) was an Albuquerque, New Mexico company founded in 1968 by Forrest Mims and Ed Roberts. Initially MITS designed instrumentation and telemetry systems for the model rocket hobbyist market.
Micro loop heat pipe A micro loop heat pipe or MLHP is a miniature loop heat pipe in which the radius of curvature of the liquid meniscus in the evaporator is in the same order of magnitude of the micro grooves' dimensions; or a miniature loop heat pipe which has been fabricated using microfabrication techniques.
Micro Leadframe Package Micro Leadframe Package (MLP) is a family of integrated circuit QFN packages, used in surface mounted electronic circuits designs. It is available in 3 versions which are MLPQ (Q stand for Quad), MLPM ( Mstands for Micro) and MLPD (dual).
Micro Live A BBC2 TV series that was produced by David Allen as part of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project, and followed on from earlier series such as The Computer Programme, Computers In Control, and Making the Most of the Micro. (To be strictly accurate, as featured in the title sequence, this first programme was called Making the Most of the Micro Live, the Live being drawn across the original programme title text.
Micro mosaic Micro mosaics are a special form of the mosaic arts that utilize unusually small mosaic components to craft what often are extraordinarily complex and detailed patterns or images. Examples of finely crafted micro mosaics dating back to the 3rd century BC are known to exist, although the apex of their popularity was the mid 19th century.
Micro Machines Micro Machines: The Original Scale Miniatures (called either "Micro Machines" or simply "Micros") were a line of toys originally made by Galoob (now part of Hasbro) in the mid 1980s and throughout the 1990s. Micro Machines were literally that - tiny scale component style "playsets" and vehicles that were slightly larger than "N scale" at an average length of 1.
Micro Machines (video games) Micro Machines is a series of computer and video games featuring toy cars, developed by Codemasters. They are published on several formats over the years (including Amiga, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy and PS2).
Micro Mart Micro Mart is a weekly computer magazine published in the United Kingdom by Dennis Publishing Ltd.. It is currently the only national, weekly, computer-trading magazine in the UK with weekly sales averaging more than 25,000 in 2006.
Micro ribbon The micro ribbon connector is a common type of electrical connector used particularly in various computer, telecommunication and other applications. Micro ribbon connectors are popularly known as Centronics connectors because of their use in the highly successful Centronics parallel interface.
Micro switch [micro switch is a generic term used to refer to an electric switch] that is designed to be actuated by the physical motion of [[mechanical devices and is generally packaged in a small form factor to allow placement in small spaces. They are very common due to their low cost and extreme durability, typically greater than 1 million cycles and up to 10 million cycles for heavy duty models.
Micro t Team Losi, a very popular R/C model manufacturer, has just recently released a 1/36 scale r/c stadium truck! The Micro-T is the smallest RTR (ready to run, meaning hardly anything or nothing is needed to drive it!
Micro venture capital Micro venture capital financing invests in projects too small to attract the attention of more traditional venture capitalists but too big or risky to attract capital from traditional lending sources. See venture capital.
Micro-encapsulation Micro-encapsulation is a process in which tiny particles or droplets are surrounded by a coating to give small capsules with many useful properties. In its simplest form, a microcapsule is a small sphere with a uniform wall around it.
Micro-enterprise Broadly stated, a micro-business is a business started with as little capital as possible, or less capital than would be usual for a business. More precisely, the term is often used in Australia to refer to a business with a single owner-operator, and no employees.
Micro-GTL micro-GTL refers to a technology that converts natural gas and other methanogenic gas streams directly into a synthetic diesel fuel. "GTL" refers to the gas to liquids conversion process originally developed in Germany early in the last century, and referred to as the Fischer-Tropsch process.
Micro-heroes Micro-heroes are basic pixel representations of comic book characters, that are drawn in a very specific cartoon style and displayed through the web in order to show every appearance of every character from a myriad of comic book series. After sometime, Micro-heroes have come to also represent pop culture icons, such as TV series characters, old American cartoons, manga/anime heroes or pro sport athletes.
Micro-mainframe link In telecommunication, a micro-mainframe link is a physical or logical connection established between a remote microprocessor and mainframe host computer for the express purpose of uploading, downloading, or viewing interactive data and databases on-line in real time.
Micro-Partitioning Micro-Partitioning is a form of Logical partitioning which was introduced by IBM on systems using the POWER5 processor. Micro-partitions are DLPARs which run in the Shared Processor Pool and which share physical processors rather than have them dedicated.
Micro-PGA2 AKA ÎĽPGA2, Intel's pin grid array package for their Pentium III and some later Celeron mobile processors. It replaced its predecessor, Micro-PGA1, which was used in Pentium II and early Celeron mobile processors.
Micro-Star International Micro-Star International (MSI) is a Taiwanese computer and components manufacturer. MSI specializes in the design and manufacture of motherboards, graphics cards, barebone PCs, notebook computers, networking products, servers, multimedia, consumer electronics, and storage devices.
Microalbumin Urine Test A microalbumin urine test detects the presence of the protein albumin in urine. In a properly functioning body albumin is not normally present in urine because it is filtered from the bloodstream by the kidneys.
Microalgae Microalgae are the most primitive form of plants. While the mechanism of photosynthesis in microalgae is similar to that of higher plants, they are generally more efficient converters of solar energy because of their simple cellular structure.
Microarchitecture In computer science and computer engineering, a microarchitecture (sometime abbreviated to µarch or uarch) is the design and layout of a microprocessor, microcontroller, or digital signal processor. Microarchitecture considerations include overall block design.
Microarray analysis software Microarray technology makes use of the sequence resources created by the genome projects and other sequencing efforts to answer the question, what genes are expressed in a particular cell type of an organism, at a particular time and under particular conditions. For instance, they allow comparison of gene expression between normal and diseased cells.
Microarray analysis techniques Microarray analysis techniques are used in interpreting the data generated from experiments on DNA, RNA, and protein microarrays, which allow researchers to investigate the expression state of a large number of genes - in many cases, an organism's entire genome - in a single experiment. Such experiments generate a very large volume of genetic data that can be difficult to analyze, especially in the absence of good gene annotation.
Microassembler A microassembler (sometimes called a meta-assembler) is a computer program that helps prepare a microprogram to control the low level operation of a computer in much the same way an assembler helps prepare higher level code for a processor. The difference is that the microprogram is usually only developed by the processor manufacturer and works intimately with the hardware.
MicroArray and Gene Expression The MicroArray and Gene Expression (MAGE) group is working on a standard for the representation of microarray expression data that would facilitate the exchange of microarray information between different data systems. MAGE works within the OMG (Object Management Group).
Microbalance A microbalance is an instrument capable of making very fine measurements of weight: of the order of a million parts of a gram (g - the unit symbol for gram). In comparison, a standard analytical balance is 100 times less sensitive i.
Microban Microban is an proprietary antimicrobial substance which is embedded into hard surfaces and textiles for consumer, industrial and medical applications. Microban is produced and marketed by Microban International Ltd.
Microbat The microbats constitute the suborder Microchiroptera within the order Chiroptera (bats). Other English names are "insectivorous bats", "echolocating bats", "small bats" or "true bats".
MicrobeLibrary MicrobeLibrary is a permanent collection of over 1400 original peer-reviewed resources for teaching undergraduate microbiology. It is provided by the American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC, United States.
Microbial cellulose Microbial cellulose is a from of cellulose that is produced by bacteria. Bacteria from the species of Aerobacter, Acetobacter, Achromobacter, Agrobacterium, Alacaligenes, Azotobacter, Pseudomonas, Rhizobium and Sarcina synthesize cellulose.
Microbial food web [microbial food web refers the combined trophic interactions among microbes in aquatic environments. These microbes include viruses], [[bacteria, algae, heterotrophic protists (such as ciliates and flagellates).
Microbial fuel cell A microbial fuel cell (MFC) or biological fuel cell is a device in which micro-organisms oxidize compounds such as glucose, acetate or wastewater. The electrons gained from this oxidation are transferred towards an electrode, called the anode.
Microbial genetics Microbial Genetics is a subject of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, related with genetics about very little (micro) organisms.This involves the study about the genotype of microbial species and also the expression systems in form of phenotypes.
Microbial intelligence Microbial intelligence (popularly known as bacterial intelligence) is the intelligence shown by microorganisms. It may be defined as complex adaptive behaviour shown by single cells, also as altruistic and/or cooperative behavior between like or unlike cells mediated by chemical signalling that induces physiological or behavioral changes in cells and influences colony structures.
Microbial loop The microbial loop is a term coined to describe a trophic pathway in aquatic environments where dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is reintroduced to the food web through the incorporation into bacteria. Bacteria are consumed mostly by protists such as flagellates and ciliates.
Microbicide A microbicide is any compound or substance whose purpose is to reduce the infectivity of microbes, such as viruses or bacteria. A major effort is currently underway to develop topical microbicides that might be applied to condoms or directly to the genitals to block sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as HIV.
Microbiological culture A microbiological culture, or microbial culture, is a method of growing a microbial organism to determine what it is, its abundance in the sample being tested, or both. It is one of the primary diagnostic methods of microbiology.
Microbiology Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are unicellular or cell-cluster microscopic organisms. This includes eukaryotes such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes such as bacteria and certain algaes.
Microbiotheria The Monito del Monte is the only extant member of its family (Microbiotheriidae) and the only surviving member of an ancient order, the Microbiotheria. The oldest microbiothere currently recognised is Khasia cordillerensis, based on fossil teeth from Early Palaeocene deposits at Tiupampa, Bolivia.
Microblade technology Microblade technology is marked by the creation and use of small stone blades, which are produced by chipping silica-rich stones like chert, quartz, or obsidian. Blades are a specialized type of lithic flake that are at least twice as long as they are wide.
Microbotics Microbotics (or microrobotics) is the field of miniature robotics, in particular mobile robots with characteristic dimensions less than 1 mm. The term can also be used for robots capable of handling micrometer size components.
Microbrowser A microbrowser (sometimes minibrowser or mobile browser) is a web browser designed for use on a handheld device such as a PDA or mobile phone. Microbrowsers are optimised so as to display Internet content most effectively for small screens on portable devices and have small file sizes to accommodate the low memory capacity and low-bandwidth of wireless handheld devices.
Microburin A microburin is the residual product of the creation of a microlith during flint tool manufacture (aka: Flinting) in the European Mesolithic. The process, named «microburin blow», involves notching a flint blade and snapping it in two.
Microcalcification Microcalcifications are tiny specks of mineral deposits (calcium), that can be scattered throughout the mammary gland, or occur in clusters. When found on a mammogram, an operative will then decide whether the specks are of concern - usually, this is not the case.
Microcell A microcell is a cell in a mobile phone network served by a low power cellular base station (tower), covering a limited area such as a mall, a hotel, or a transportation hub. A microcell is usually larger than a picocell, though the distinction is not always clear.
Microcellular plastic Microcellular plastic foam is plastic that has been specially foamed so as to created micro-pores or cells. The common definition includes foams with pore size on the order of 10 micrometres in diameter (from 0.
Microcephale "Microcephale" (meaning "tiny head") is the informal name of a genus of very small pachycephalosaurid dinosaur, otherwise known as the "North American dwarf species", which lived during the Late Cretaceous. Its fossils were found in the late Campanian-age Dinosaur Park Formation, in Alberta, Canada.
Microclimate A microclimate is a local external atmospheric zone where the climate differs from the surrounding area. Microclimates exist, for example, near bodies of water which may cool the local atmosphere, or in heavily urban areas where brick, concrete, and asphalt absorb the sun's energy, heat up, and reradiate that heat to the ambient air: the resulting urban heat island is a kind of microclimate.
Microcline Microcline (KAlSi3O8) is an important igneous rock forming tectosilicate mineral. It is a potassium-rich alkali feldspar, usually containing minor amounts of sodium, and is common in granite and pegmatites, and is often secondary after orthoclase.
Micrococcal nuclease Micrococcal Nuclease (S7 Nuclease) is a endo-exonuclease that preferentially digests single-stranded nucleic acids.The rate of cleavage is 30 times greater at the 5' side of A or T than at G or C and results in the production of mononucleotides and oligonucleotides with terminal 3'-phosphates.
Microcode A microprogram implements a CPU instruction set. Just as a single high level language statement is compiled to a series of machine instructions (load, store, shift, etc), in a CPU using microcode, each machine instruction is in turn implemented by a series of microinstructions, sometimes called a microprogram.
Microcom Networking Protocol The MNP (Microcom Networking Protocol) family of error-correcting protocols were commonly used on early high-speed (2400 bit/s and higher) modems. Originally developed for use on Microcom's own family of modems, the protocol was later openly licensed and used by most of the modem industry, notably Telebit, USRobotics and Hayes.
Microcomputer Although there is no rigid definition, a microcomputer (sometimes shortened to microProof of "micro" as a once-common term:(i) Direct reference: Jack Kibble-White, Jack "Stand by for a Data-Blast", Off the Telly. Article written December 2005, retrieved 2006-12-15.
Microcon MicroCon is an annual science fiction and fantasy convention, held at the University of Exeter in Exeter during the first weekend in March. It is organsied by the University's science fiction and fantasy society.
Microconnect Distributed Antennae Microconnect Distributed Antennae (MDA) are small-cell local area (200–300 metre range) transmitter-receivers usually fitted to lampposts and other street furniture in order to provide Wireless LAN, GSM and GPRS connectivity. They are therefore less obtrusive than the usual masts and antennas used for these purposes and meet with less public opposition.
Microcosm (clock) This was a unique clock made by Henry Bridges of Waltham Abbey, England. It stood 10-12 feet high, and six across the base, it toured Britain, North America and the West Indies as a visual and musical entertainment as well as demonstrating astronomical movements.
Microcosm (CERN) Microcosm is a museum of particle physics located at CERN in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, near the town of Meyrin. It is a very comprehensive museum, covering a broad range of particle physics topics, as well as the entire history of CERN.
Microcosm Publishing Microcosm Publishing is an independent publisher and distributor based in Portland, Oregon. They distribute ideas through zines, books, pamphlets, stickers, buttons, patches, t-shirts, posters, films, and more.
Microcosmic salt Microcosmic salt (stercorite; ammonium sodium hydrogenphosphate, (NH4)NaHPO4 is a salt found in urine. The first extraction of pure phosphorus came from this salt, when Henning Brandt attempted to extract gold from urine.
Microcosmos Microcosmos (original title Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe — Microcosmos: The grass people) is a documentary film by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou produced by Jacques Perrin. This film is primarily a record of detailed insect interactions set to classical music.
Microcredit Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to the unemployed, to poor entrepreneurs and to others living in poverty who are not bankable. These individuals lack collateral, steady employment and a verifiable credit history and therefore cannot meet even the most minimum qualifications to gain access to traditional credit.
Microcredit Summit Campaign The Microcredit Summit Campaign is the civil-society initiative that was born out of the first Microcredit Summit. In February 1997, RESULTS Educational Fund, a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible organization dedicated to mass educational strategies to generate the will to end world hunger and poverty, convened the first Microcredit Summit.
Microcrystalline wax Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process. In contrast to the more familiar paraffin wax which contains mostly unbranched alkanes, microcrystalline wax contains a higher percentage of isoparaffinic (branched) hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons.
Microcynicon: Six Snarling Satires Microcynicon is a work of poetic satire written by English playwright Thomas Middleton in 1597 and 1598. The published version was burned publicly as part of the Archbishop of Canterbury's attack on verse satire.
Microcytic anemia Microcytic anemia is characterized by small red blood cells. The normal mean corpuscular volume (abbreviated to MCV on full blood count results) is 80-100 fl, with smaller cells described as microcytic and larger cells as macrocytic.
Microdaily A Microdaily newspaper is usually a tabloid-sized free daily newspaper that offers lower ad rates than its broadsheet competitors. The content of a microdaily can range from intense local news coverage to a combination of local and national stories.
Microdeal Microdeal was a British software company which operated during the 1980s and early 1990s from its base at Truro Road in the town of St Austell, Cornwall. The company, founded by John Symes was one of the major producers of games and other software for the 8-bit home computers of the time, in particular the Dragon 32 and the similar Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer ("CoCo").
Microdermabrasion Microdermabrasion (often referred to as Microderm) is a cosmetic procedure popular in day spas, doctors' practices, and medical spas, in which the stratum corneum (dead outermost surface of the skin) is partially or completely removed by light abrasion. Different methods include mechanical abrasion from jets of zinc oxide or aluminum oxide crystals, fine organic particles, or a roughened surface.
Microdialysis Microdialysis is a technique used to determine the chemical components of the fluid in the extracellular space of tissues. A microdialysis probe, which is inserted into the tissue, is a tiny tube made of a semi-permeable membrane.
Microdistrict Microdistrict, or microraion (), is a residential compound—a primary structural element of the residential area construction in the Soviet Union and in some post-Soviet states. Residential districts in most of the cities and towns in Russia and the republics of the former Soviet Union were built in accordance with this concept.
Microdontosaurus "Microdontosaurus" (meaning "tiny-toothed lizard") is the name given to an as yet undescribed genus of dinosaur from China. There are at least two different age ranges and assignments given to this name, unsurprising for an informal name.
Microdosing Microdosing is a technique for studying the behaviour of compounds in vivo through the administration of doses so low they are unlikely to produce whole-body effects, but high enough to allow the cellular response to be studied. This allows us to see the Pharmacokinetics of the drug with almost no risk of side effects.
Microdot A microdot is a text or image shrunk to prevent viewing by unintended recipients. A microdot is frequently shrunk to the size and shape of a typographical dot, such as a period or the tittle of a lowercase i or j.
Microdrive The Microdrive is a brand name for a miniature 1-inch hard disk designed to fit in a Compact Flash (CF) Type II slot. The release of similar drives by other makers has led to them often being referred to as 'microdrives'.
MicroDry MicroDry is a computer printing system developed by the ALPS corporation of Japan. It is a resin-transfer system using individual colored thermal ribbon cartridges, and can print in process color using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black cartridges, as well as such spot-color cartridges as white, metallic silver, and metallic gold, on a wide variety of paper and transparency stock.
Microearth Records Microearth Records was a record label founded in the fall of 1999 in Winston-Salem, NC. Its original catalog comprised a re-release of North Carolina based Rompecabeza's 1997 "Ball Peen Companion" and Boston based Bitter Honey's 1998 "Chipwich Rolling EP".
MicroEmpix MicroEmpix is the microkernel (pretty much closer to being an exokernel) version of Empix, an operating system developed at the Computing Systems Laboratory of the Electrical & Computer Engineering department at the NTUA.
MicroEMACS MicroEMACS is a small emacs implementation originally written by Dave Conroy and further developed and maintained by Daniel Lawrence, which exists in many variations. One such variant was MicroGNUEmacs, which spawned mg, a further stripped-down editor.
Microfibril The microfibril is a very fine fibril, or fiber-like strand, consisting of glycoproteins. It is usually, but not always, used as a general term in describing the structure of protein fibre, examples are hair and sperm tail.
Microfinance Microfinance is a term for the practice of providing financial services, usually very small loans, to developing economies. Suggested by the name, most transactions involve small amounts of money, frequently less than 100 USD.
Microfoam Microfoam is a byproduct of heating milk with a steam wand on an espresso machine. Microfoam is created by denaturing proteins such as casein and whey, by which the protein attracts and hold to its surface a gas, creating microfoam.
Microfracture surgery Microfracture surgery is an orthopedic surgical technique that can help restore knee cartilage by creating tiny fractures in the adjacent bones, causing new cartilage to develop. It can be used to treat both degenerative knee problems as well as cartilage injuries, and has gained a high profile in the sports world in recent years; numerous professional athletes including members of the NBA and NFL have undergone the procedure.
Microfungus A microfungus, also known as a micromycete, is a fungus which is so small a microscope must be used for even casual use of the spore-producing structures. The majority of fungi belong to this group, as opposed to the macrofungi such as mushrooms and puffballs.
Microgaming Microgaming Software Systems Ltd is a privately held Isle of Man based software development company which claims to have released the first genuine online casino in 1994.Isle of Man Government Case Studies: Microgaming The company is one of the leading software providers to the online gambling industry.
Microgramma (typeface) Microgramma (similar to Eurostile, which includes lower case) is a sans serif font which was designed by Aldo Novarese and Alessandro Butti in 1952. It became popular for use with technical illustrations in the 1960s.
Micrographic texture In petrology, micrographic texture is a fine-grained intergrowth of quartz and alkali feldspar, interpreted as the last product of consolidation in some igneous rocks which contain high or moderately high percentages of silica. Micropegmatite is an outmoded terminology for micrographic texture.
Micrography Micrography is a Jewish art form developed in the 9th century, with parallels in Christianity and Islam utilizing minute Hebrew] letters to form representational, geometric and abstract designs. Colored micrography is especially distinctive due to the fact that these rare artworks are customarily rendered in black and white.
Microgravity environment A microgravity environment is one where gravity has little or no measurable effect. The only three methods of creating a microgravity environment are to travel far enough into deep space so as to reduce the effect of gravity by attenuation, by falling, and by orbiting a planet.
Microhadrosaurus Microhadrosaurus (meaning "small sturdy lizard" in Greek) is a dubious dinosaur genus. It is known only from dentary with teeth and was classified as an early Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) hadrosaurid.
Microheteroplasmy Microheteroplasmy is a form of heteroplasmy, a type of mutational damage to mitochondrial DNA. While heteroplasmy in general includes mutations present in any fraction of mtDNA (from fractions of a percent to almost a hundred percent), microheteroplasmy is the presence of mutations levels of up to about 2 - 5 %.
Microchannel plate detector A Micro-channel plate (MCP) detector is a type of detector used in mass spectrometry to detect ions and in physics to detect X-rays, electrons and ultraviolet radiation. It is closely related to an electron multiplier.
Microchip (comics) Linus "Microchip" Lieberman (often known as Micro) is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Universe. Created by writer Mike Baron and artist Klaus Janson, he first appeared in The Punisher (1987 series) #4 (Nov.
Microchip implant (human) A human microchip implant is an integrated circuit device or RFID tag encased in silicate glass and implanted into a human's body. Such implants can be used for information storage, including personal identification, medical history, medications, allergies, and contact information.
Microchip revolution The microchip revolution had its beginnings with the IC (integrated circuit) and the microprocessor, both of which were developed to increase efficiency. Moore's law, which is a subset of the Law of Accelerating Returns (see [http://www.
Microchip Technology Microchip Technology () is a manufacturer of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, founded in 1989 when a group of venture capitalists acquired Microchip from General Instruments. Its products include microcontrollers (PICmicroFlash memory devices, dsPIC, PIC24), EEPROM, KEELOQ devices, radio frequency (RF) devices, thermal, power and battery management analog devices, as well as linear, interface and mixed signal devices.

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