Most materials expand when they are heated, but some contract instead. A record value of this effect — known as negative thermal expansion — has now been observed in magnetic nanocrystals.
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Goodwin, A. The ins and outs of thermal expansion. Nature Nanotech 3, 711–712 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.355
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