Influencing the assembly and properties of nanomaterials. Real-World Examples of Van der Waals Forces One of the most fascinating examples of van der Waals forces in action is observed in the animal ...

Van der Waals forces, once deemed too weak for structural integrity, have been shown to create stable, highly porous frameworks with exceptional thermal resilience and reversible assembly ...

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 ...