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Earlier versions of such gratings, made from materials like silicon or gallium compounds, required thicknesses of several hundred nanometers to function effectively.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

There are different curl patterns, porosity, and thicknesses of hair.

From National Geographic • Aug. 22, 2023

The team then tested the stability of the lava under a range of speeds, viscosities, and layer thicknesses.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 9, 2023

Up until 2007, they observed sea ice at a variety of thicknesses and ages, often with bumps and ridges that come from older ice floes being packed together.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2023

As I went out the door I looked back through the two thicknesses of glass and saw them sitting there.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway