Our intuition tells us that a sample of material compressed uniformly from all sides should reduce its dimensions. Only a few materials subjected to hydrostatic compression exhibit the opposite ...

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Take almost any solid material and squeeze it with an industrial piston. It will compress to a greater or lesser degree, depending on the kind of material and how hard you squeeze. However, certain ...