large-scale

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Moving from large-scale systems to molecular machines introduces challenges such as Brownian motion, which makes precise control more difficult.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Hughes visited Return Home, south of Seattle in Washington state, the world's first large-scale human composting facility.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement announced its “ICE Detention Reengineering Initiative” in February, which calls for “eight large-scale detention centers and 16 processing sites, as well as the acquisition of 10 existing ‘turnkey’ facilities.”

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

“We’ve been very, very vocal on our aim to build a large-scale quantum computer by 2029 or 2030,” Weedbrook said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The only areas of physical science into which quantum mechanics has not yet been properly incorporated are gravity and the large-scale structure of the universe.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking