Regime between nano- and microscale could pave the way for a host of nanoscale technologies

https://www.anl.gov/article/pursuing-the-middle-path-to-scientific-discovery

"relaxor ferroelectric oxide alloy (lead, magnesium, niobium, titanium) has tiny positive/ negative charge pairs (dipoles), grouped into polar nanodomain clusters aligned in same direction, causing material to change shape (strain) altering dipole direction, creating electric field... sandwiched between nanoscale layer electrodes... self-assemble into mesoscale structures (10 billionths to 1 millionth of meter) consisting of dipoles that align in a complex tile-like pattern... small, low-power electrochemical devices"