Waals
Americannoun
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For example, graphite is a van der Waals material that isbroadly used in industry in electrodes, lubricants, fibers, heat exchangers and batteries.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2024
This can be covalent bonds, hydrogen bridge bonds, van der Waals forces, and hydrophobic interactions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024
The team in Würzburg is now focused on identifying more van der Waals materials that can serve as protective layers -- and they already have a few prospects in mind.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2024
"Our device is also more energy efficient than other van der Waals magnets that are unable to switch at room temperature."
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024
Calculation has enabled M. Van der Waals, by the application of his kinetic theories, and M. Duhem, by means of thermodynamics, to foresee most of the results which have since been verified by experiment.
From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Poincaré, Lucien
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