A self-adaptive core-shell dry adhesive with a dynamic 'live core' shows enhanced adhesion under non-parallel contact, ...

A new study published in Engineering presents a significant advancement in dry adhesive technology. Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University ...

It consists of free-dangling bonds and weak van der Waals force that aid in providing proper band alignment with the absorber. In our work published in Advanced Theory and Simulations we propose, for ...

A research group from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

There are weak intermolecular forces between different molecules. These weak forces are called van der Waals' forces and can be broken with a small amount of energy. Low melting points and boiling ...

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A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 3,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though the south-east Asian nation is a high risk region for ...

Police in Ronse, Belgium, have opened an investigation following an incident at the E3 Saxo Classic where a spectator was filmed spitting at Mathieu van der Poel during the race. Van der Poel ...

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