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The number of imaging sensors had been increased to 201, with each pixel coming in at 10 microns wide.
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Paul Ridden
june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2025
Compared to your average vacuum cleaner, the suction on the V8 is much stronger and more efficient, capturing 99.99% of particles as small as 0.3 microns.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
At 87 percent 150 gsm superfine merino wool (16.5 micron) and 13 percent nylon, this T-shirt makes a great starter for those new to merino wool.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 12 June 2025
In fact, light with a wavelength shorter than about 0.3 micron is absorbed completely.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
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Paul Ridden
june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2025
Compared to your average vacuum cleaner, the suction on the V8 is much stronger and more efficient, capturing 99.99% of particles as small as 0.3 microns.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
At 87 percent 150 gsm superfine merino wool (16.5 micron) and 13 percent nylon, this T-shirt makes a great starter for those new to merino wool.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 12 June 2025
In fact, light with a wavelength shorter than about 0.3 micron is absorbed completely.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
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“Micron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micron. Accessed 9 Jul. 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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