We Finally Know Why Some Alloys Don’t Expand When Heated When combined with some other metals, iron can defy some basic laws of physics, but only in very specific ratios – and it’s taken us ...

Almost all solid materials, from rubber and glass to granite and steel, inevitably expand when heated. Only in very rare instances do certain materials buck this thermodynamic trend and shrink ...

Most Things Soften When Heated, So Why Do Eggs Go Hard? We’re so used to cooking eggs to make them “hard-boiled” that we don’t think about how counter that word is to most of nature.

Most solid materials expand when heated. Using a 3D printing process known as projection microstereolithography, researchers made a metamaterial that shrinks when exposed to heat.

Drying up to 15kg of washing it's still effective for larger loads. Your heated airer is likely to be a home saviour this winter - so give it some extra TLC before you switch it on.

When things heat up, most solids expand as higher temperatures cause atoms to vibrate more dramatically, necessitating more space. But some solid crystals, like scandium fluoride, shrink when ...

Certain metal alloys – known as Invar alloys – don’t expand when they get hot. In a new study, researchers have discovered that at high temperatures, the intrinsic magnetic properties of the alloys ...

Most materials expand when they get warm. Researchers have now succeeded in developing a metal alloy that practically does not expand.

When you have a frozen pipe, it's a big temptation to haul out a heat gun and get going. But slow down -- here are five things you must know before you start.

When the jeans are heated, the fibres expand and move so the tension is released. Once cool, the fibres shrink to their normal size before being stretched and your jeans no longer fit.

Almost all solid materials, from rubber and glass to granite and steel, inevitably expand when heated. Only in very rare instances do certain materials buck this thermodynamic trend and shrink ...