Some of the most difficult (and most important) experiments in the history of physics had to do with making connections between different concepts. What about the connection between objects moving ...

All materials, with some exceptions, expand when they are heated. However, the amount of expansion per degree change in temperature varies depending on the substance. Since structures are made up of ...

IN order to provide data which shall form a basis for a theory of non-cubic metallic crystals, Grüneisen and Goens have carried out experiments on the thermal expansion from 180° C. to 100° C. and on ...

Introduction Ever wonder why rubber bands so easily snap back into place after being stretched? When stretched out, rubber pulls back hard to return to its original shape. It’s pretty resilient stuff!

SAE Transactions, Vol. 103, Section 1: JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE (1994), pp. 1658-1667 (10 pages) The Capillary Pumped Loop Flight Experiment (CAPL) is a prototype of the Earth Observing System (EOS) ...

Most metals expand when heated and contract when cooled. A few metals, however, do the opposite, exhibiting what’s known as negative thermal expansion (NTE). A team of researchers led by Ignace ...