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Hot material The crystal structure of cordierite gives the material its unique thermal properties. (Courtesy: M Dove and L Li/Matter) The anomalous and ultra-low thermal expansion of cordierite ...

The origin of the peculiar thermal expansion of a mineral called cordierite has been revealed using lattice dynamics and molecular dynamics simulations. 1 Although this ceramic is used in several high ...

Your device does not support the audio. GRANITE CITY - A pedestrian was struck by a freight train early Sunday morning, Jan. 26, 2025, in Granite City address resulting in serious injuries.

Rather than being made of finely crushed seashells that have been ground down over millions of years, Clearwater’s sand is made up of white quartz. The mineral is much softer than shells or fossil ...

THE SUSPECT ALSO WAS FOUND DEAD. STATE AGENTS SAY IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER TEN SUNDAY NIGHT IN GRANITE. IT WAS AT A HOME NEAR EAST COUNTY ROAD 1350 AND OLD STATE HIGHWAY SIX. DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND 40 ...

[Fort Bliss not pictured] Credit: Denis Mamin/Shutterstock. Infrastructure company Granite Construction has received a $71m contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to expand and upgrade the rail ...

Completion is expected by June 2027. Credit: Granite Construction. Granite Construction, an American company, has received a contract worth approximately $71m from the US Army Corps of Engineers to ...