Since the groundbreaking discovery of graphene in 2004, the dizzying pace of progress in two-dimensional (2D) materials has ...

A novel atomic-level manufacturing method, vdW squeezing, allows for the creation of 2D metals at the angstrom thickness ...

Definition: Van der Waals materials encompass a broad category of layered substances, including individual van der Waals materials and their engineered stacks known as van der Waals heterostructures, ...

The related work was recently published in the National Science Review under the title "Tunable quantum anomalous Hall effects in ferromagnetic van der Waals heterostructures." Professors Wenhui ...

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have recently succeeded in creating single-atom-layer metals with a thickness of just one ...

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 ...

Building on the foundations laid by their previous work on twisted van der Waals materials, the team of physicists has now discovered a novel way to manipulate correlated electronic states in ...

Computer Chips Today, according to New Scientist, computer chips are made of silicon. Silicon is readily available and ...

For the development of van der Waals thin films with high electronic performance, mechanical stretchability, and permeability for highly flexible, adaptable and breathable bioelectronic membranes. The ...

No, it’s none of those things. The answer has to do with chemistry! The gecko sticks with temporary attractive forces between molecules called Van der Waals forces. They are easily formed and broken ...