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Disks with orthogonal cuts 1.5 millimeters long and 250 microns wide could reach 4 millimeters when exposed to the magnetic field, more than twice as high as domes without them.
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Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
The microscopic dust grains in the cloud come in various sizes, though all are generally on the order of a micron.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Each stone is measured and matched with a basket that has been cut for diameter and depth at micron levels to ensure the perfect fit.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
The number stands for the respirator’s efficiency at filtering out particles that are 0.3 microns or larger.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
The microscopic dust grains in the cloud come in various sizes, though all are generally on the order of a micron.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Each stone is measured and matched with a basket that has been cut for diameter and depth at micron levels to ensure the perfect fit.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
The number stands for the respirator’s efficiency at filtering out particles that are 0.3 microns or larger.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Micron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micron. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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micron
noun
mi·cron
ˈmī-ˌkrän 
Medical Definition
micron
noun
mi·cron
ˈmī-ˌkrän
: a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
called also micrometer, mu
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