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Microfiltration has an average pore size of 0.1 microns—or millionths of a meter.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Those hollow fibers are only 0.2 microns in diameter, so contaminants like bacteria and protozoa, chemicals, or particulates like dirt and microplastics are unable to pass through.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2020
At those wavelengths, say around two microns, its resolution is comparable to what Hubble can see at visible light wavelengths.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2024
Out in the mid-infrared, at 10 to 20 microns, JWST’s resolution is even lower.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Those hollow fibers are only 0.2 microns in diameter, so contaminants like bacteria and protozoa, chemicals, or particulates like dirt and microplastics are unable to pass through.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2020
At those wavelengths, say around two microns, its resolution is comparable to what Hubble can see at visible light wavelengths.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2024
Out in the mid-infrared, at 10 to 20 microns, JWST’s resolution is even lower.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2024
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“Micron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micron. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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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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