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The Philos has 130 settings that make six-micron adjustments, meaning the distance between the burrs moves six microns at a time.
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Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
The paste — a mixture of micron-sized silver powder, glass frit, and organic binders — is screen-printed onto the wafer and then fired at temperatures up to 700 degrees Celsius.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
The water goes through a sand filter that takes out any particles up to two microns, like a receipt in their pocket or a tag that falls off, or a piece of lint.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026
In order to survive long-term, liver cells must be no more than 300 microns, the thickness of three human hairs, away from a blood vessel.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
The paste — a mixture of micron-sized silver powder, glass frit, and organic binders — is screen-printed onto the wafer and then fired at temperatures up to 700 degrees Celsius.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
The water goes through a sand filter that takes out any particles up to two microns, like a receipt in their pocket or a tag that falls off, or a piece of lint.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026
In order to survive long-term, liver cells must be no more than 300 microns, the thickness of three human hairs, away from a blood vessel.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Micron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micron. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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