This is the principle behind liquid-in-glass thermometers. An increase in temperature results in the expansion of the liquid which means it rises up the glass. The liquid used is usually alcohol ...

More information: Alessio Zaccone et al, Fragility and thermal expansion control crystal melting and the glass transition, The Journal of Chemical Physics (2025).DOI: 10.1063/5.0253991.On arXiv ...

A team of scientists have developed zero thermal expansion (ZTE) materials. This innovation has achieved nearly 100% voltage ...

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Researchers identified the liquid bridge transition as the main ... The coefficient of thermal expansion of the super-invar alloy is an important parameter for researchers, as it is a low ...