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The unit is constructed, in-house, to remarkable horological tolerances of 50 microns—the average cross-section of a human hair.
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
The other, called the Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer, or NISP, can see much further into the near-infrared—out to a wavelength of two microns, roughly three times longer than the longest-wavelength light that our eyes can see.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 June 2024
Staying above it all Precision's device, called the Layer 7 Cortical Interface, uses electrode arrays on a yellow film, described as one-fifth the thickness of a human hair, which contains 1,024 electrodes ranging in diameter from 50 to 380 microns.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
This change draws the silica particles together from about a micron away.
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Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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“Micron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micron. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
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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