This ability showcases the significant adhesive power that can be achieved through collective weak forces. Water droplets on surfaces: The slight attraction between water molecules and other surfaces, ...

Since all atoms and molecules are attracted to each other by van der Waals (vdW) forces, there are virtually no limitations to how these super-thin materials can be combined into stacks, similar to ...

No, it’s none of those things. The answer has to do with chemistry! The gecko sticks with temporary attractive forces between molecules called Van der Waals forces. They are easily formed and broken ...

WITH Johannes Diderik van der Waals, who died on March 8 at Amsterdam ... In the ten years which separate us now from then his forces began to give way, and later bodily and mental sufferings ...

layered sheets arranged such that adjacent sheets interact via van der Waals forces. This makes them highly stretchable, permeable (allowing liquids and gases to pass in and out), and capable of ...