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Measure the thickness of a sheet of paper or the diameter of a human hair. This simple version of a micrometer caliper will allow you measure things that are too small to measure with commonly ...

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Dell just killed off XPS, but its new “Pro” laptops pull a neat trick: most USB-C ports and batteries are now officially user-replaceable. “This is the first time that we’ve had a screwed-on, ...

Have you ever needed to measure something super precisely, down to a tiny fraction of a millimeter? When that level of precision is required, it’s time to pull out the micrometer screw gauge. This ...

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