Van der Waals forces represent a fundamental type of interaction between molecules. Named after the Dutch physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals, these intermolecular forces include attractions and ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has evolved into a pivotal tool for investigating surfaces at the nanometre scale, providing detailed insight into both topographical and mechanical characteristics. This ...

Researchers from the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, have developed the first three-dimensional van der Waals open frameworks. This discovery challenges the common ...

A research team has made a significant breakthrough in thin film deposition technology. A research team, led by Professor Joonki Suh in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the ...

Invented 30 years ago, the atomic force microscope has been a major driver of nanotechnology, ranging from atomic-scale imaging to its latest applications in manipulating individual molecules, ...

Researchers have developed a new method to measure force and atomic bonds at the nanoscale that reveals that the speed of sound depends on the structure it is travelling through. Scientists from the ...

Surface functionalization of nanostructured metal oxides with catalysts is a promising and versatile method across various chemical research fields. It is extensively employed in catalysis-based ...

A technical paper titled “Deeply subwavelength integrated excitonic van der Waals nanophotonics” was published by researchers at University of California Los Angeles, University of Washington Seattle, ...

Skoltech scientists modeled the behavior of nanobubbles appearing in van der Waals heterostructures and the behavior of substances trapped inside the bubbles. In the future, the new model will help ...