Nanometers (nm) are critical in nanotechnology, biology (DNA helix = 2 nm wide), and computing (transistors are 3–5 nm). A human hair is ~80,000 nm thick. Micrometers (µm) measure cells (human cell = ~10–30 µm), bacteria (1–5 µm), and microelectronics. Pollen grains are ~15–100 µm wide.
To convert between Nanometer (nm) and Micrometer (µm), use the following formulas:
1 Nanometer (nm) = 0.001 Micrometer (µm)
1 Micrometer (µm) = 999.9999999999999 Nanometer (nm)
1 nm = 1 * 0.001 µm = 0.001 µm
10 nm = 10 * 0.001 µm = 0.01 µm
100 nm = 100 * 0.001 µm = 0.1 µm
500 nm = 500 * 0.001 µm = 0.5 µm
| Nanometer (nm) | Micrometer (µm) |
|---|---|
| 1 nm | 0.001 µm |
| 5 nm | 0.005 µm |
| 10 nm | 0.01 µm |
| 50 nm | 0.05 µm |
| 100 nm | 0.1 µm |
| 500 nm | 0.5 µm |