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The sample preparation involved crushing 70% to less than 2 mm, riffle split off 250g, pulverize split to better than 85% passing 75 microns.
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Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
So, a few tens of microns thickness, and a hundred-micron width, and so on, is where the highest pressures experiments happen.
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Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2024
The collisions emit sprays of dust grains typically 10–100 microns across, many of which begin a long slow spiral into the Sun, like an immense dusty bathtub draining.
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Diane Hope, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
This fan, heater, and air purifier has a powerful filtration system that detects pollutants in the air and captures 99.97% of particles as small as 0.3 microns.
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Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Micron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micron. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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Nglish: Translation of micron for Spanish Speakers
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