The Eiffel Tower grows taller in summer due to thermal expansion. While this effect is common in most metals, it poses challenges in precision engineering. Certain applications demand materials that ...

Unlike most materials, cordierite displays an unusual combination of thermal expansions: low positive expansion along two perpendicular axes and negative expansion along the third. This unique ...

Normally, thermal expansion (positive or negative) is understood in terms of Grüneisen parameters. These describe how vibrational modes (phonons) in the lattice cause it to expand or contract along ...

Scientists have developed a new alloy composed of multiple metals that exhibits nearly zero thermal expansion across an ...

The Eiffel Tower, for example, is around 10 to 15 centimetres taller in summer than in winter due to its thermal expansion. However, this effect is extremely undesirable for many technical ...

The Eiffel Tower, for example, is about 10 to 15 centimeters taller in summer than in winter due to its thermal expansion. However, this effect is extremely undesirable for many technical ...