Any danger we might possibly represent is to the Mycosystem, to the blind voracity of mindless, microscopic machines.
All living things, with their myriad variations, use an almost identical microscopic machine to read their genes.
The microscopic machines are seen as potentially having a wealth of medical, industrial and other applications.
Someday, nano may be a standalone noun to describe microscopic machines that do great things.
Nanoprobes are microscopic machines that inhabit a Borg's body, bloodstream, and many cybernetic implants.
These systems are constructed by nano-robots, microscopic machines that are released via main control systems in the helmet.
The short story described microscopic medical machines.
And when nanotechnology becomes a reality, scientists could design undetectable, self-replicating, microscopic machines of death.
The development of microscopic or molecular machines.
These would be microscopic machines designed to break down substances like cancer cells in a body or pests in a farm field.