Submicron Matrix-Transfer Process

A recently developed submicron-scale matrix-transfer technique referenced in the laboratory; the narrative gives no concrete physical form or dimensions. Characters treat it as an advanced medical/engineering procedure or apparatus capable of moving neural matrix structures at ultra-fine scale. Data employs the process to seed Lal with neural architecture derived from his own positronic brain. Picard reacts with shock and objection; Geordi and Wesley defend its use while Troi registers uncertainty about Lal's humanlike appearance.