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Revolutionary Pyrochlore Magnet Promises Unmatched Precision

2/4/2025

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A groundbreaking pyrochlore magnet has been crafted by researchers at TU Wien and the University of Science and Technology Beijing. This innovative alloy, composed of zirconium, niobium, iron, and cobalt, boasts an astonishingly low thermal expansion—just one ten-thousandth of a percent per degree Celsius at 400 Kelvin—promising remarkable precision for advanced applications.

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A groundbreaking pyrochlore magnet has been crafted by researchers at TU Wien and the University of Science and Technology Beijing. This innovative alloy, composed of zirconium, niobium, iron, and cobalt, boasts an astonishingly low thermal expansion—just one ten-thousandth of a percent per degree Celsius at 400 Kelvin—promising remarkable precision for advanced applications.