Nanometers (nm) to Micrometers (μm) Conversion
Nanometers
The nanometre is a unit of length equal to one billionth of a metre (10⁻⁹ m) and represents the fundamental scale of atomic and molecular structures. The diameter of a hydrogen atom is approximately 0.1 nm, a DNA double helix is about 2 nm wide, and a typical protein ranges from 1 to 100 nm. The nanometre is the primary unit in nanotechnology, materials science, and optics: the wavelength of visible light spans roughly 380–700 nm.
Micrometers
The micrometre (symbol μm), commonly called the micron, is a unit of length equal to one millionth of a metre (10⁻⁶ m) and is the standard scale for biological cells, bacterial dimensions, and thin-film technology. Human red blood cells measure approximately 6–8 μm in diameter, while the wavelength of visible light ranges from about 380 to 700 nm — just below the micrometre scale. In semiconductor manufacturing, feature sizes on integrated circuits are described in micrometres and nanometres.
| Nanometers (nm) | Micrometers (μm) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 nm | 0.0001 μm |
| 1 nm | 0.001 μm |
| 2 nm | 0.002 μm |
| 3 nm | 0.003 μm |
| 5 nm | 0.005 μm |
| 10 nm | 0.01 μm |
| 20 nm | 0.02 μm |
| 30 nm | 0.03 μm |
| 50 nm | 0.05 μm |
| 100 nm | 0.1 μm |
| 1000 nm | 1 μm |