: a unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a meter
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Because of the angstrom-size pores in the material, the team discovered that UC-MAC was uniquely suited to turning molecular hydrogen ions into protons.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 Aug. 2025
This is the smallest number of any chip yet; 18A means 18 angstroms, an angstrom being one ten-billionth of a meter.
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Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2024
In the best cases, researchers can now make maps with resolutions below 2 angstroms, putting cryo-EM on par with crystallography.
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Eric Hand,
Science | AAAS,
23 Jan. 2020
The technique allowed them to see Zika at a resolution of just 3.1 angstroms.
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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky,
STAT,
26 June 2018
Gaps between the probes measure a mere 100 angstroms – roughly the space occupied by 66 hydrogen molecules – which requires the manufacturing process to be perfect, lest a researcher end up looking at the wrong probe.
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Brian Alexander,
WIRED,
1 June 2000
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 Aug. 2025
This is the smallest number of any chip yet; 18A means 18 angstroms, an angstrom being one ten-billionth of a meter.
—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2024
In the best cases, researchers can now make maps with resolutions below 2 angstroms, putting cryo-EM on par with crystallography.
—
Eric Hand,
Science | AAAS,
23 Jan. 2020
The technique allowed them to see Zika at a resolution of just 3.1 angstroms.
—
Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky,
STAT,
26 June 2018
Gaps between the probes measure a mere 100 angstroms – roughly the space occupied by 66 hydrogen molecules – which requires the manufacturing process to be perfect, lest a researcher end up looking at the wrong probe.
—
Brian Alexander,
WIRED,
1 June 2000
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angstrom
noun
ang·strom
ˈaŋ-strəm 
: a unit of length used especially of wavelengths (as of light) and equal to one ten-billionth of a meter
—abbreviation Å
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