The Eiffel Tower grows taller in summer due to thermal expansion. While this effect is common in most metals, it poses ...

Through a multi-university collaboration, researchers have discovered a new, solid lubricating mechanism that can reduce friction in machinery at extremely high temperatures, well beyond the breakdown ...

Solid-state battery electrolytes are the focus of researchers from Brazil, who are combining ceramic and polymer to improve ...

However, this expansion can be a real problem for many technologies like precision instruments or spacecraft. That’s why ...

The study uncovers the invar effect, enabling the creation of a pyrochlore magnet with unprecedented thermal expansion ...

Most metals expand when their temperature rises. This effect is extremely undesirable for many technical applications. Now, scientists have created a new material that hardly changes in length over an ...