Waals
Americannoun
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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.
From Science Daily • May 1, 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
They are only bound to the surface by so-called van der Waals forces.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 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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