Waals

American  

[vahls] / vɑls /

noun

1. Johannes Diderick van der 1837–1923, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1910.

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, in May 2023, researchers at Gero, another drug development company, reported in Scientific Reports that they used a quantum computer to more realistically simulate the electronic properties of likely drug targets, such as the distribution of positive and negative charges across molecules and the arrangement of weak chemical bonds called Van der Waals forces between neighboring atoms.

From Science Magazine

"Thus, we attempted the simple introduction of aliphatic chains, which induce van der Waals interactions. These interactions can be effective for modulating the stacking structure of a material," adds Prof. Maeda.

From Science Daily

These perovskites comprise molecularly thin layers held together by forces that hold graphite layers together, the so-called van der Waals forces -- hence the "v" in CL-v.

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Van der Waals materials are made up of strongly bonded 2D layers that are bound in the third dimension through weaker van der Waals forces.

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The nature of the van der Waals forces between layers allows researchers to use Scotch tape to peel the layers into atomic thickness.

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