News & Views Published: 04 March 2011 Supramolecular structures Robust materials from weak forces Carsten Schmuck Nature Nanotechnology 6, 136–137 (2011) Cite this article ...

The Greek philosopher Aristotle once questioned how a gecko could climb different surfaces. The answer, uncovered 2,000 years later, is weak intermolecular forces called Van der Waals forces.

There are weak intermolecular forces between different molecules. These weak forces are called van der Waals' forces and can be broken with a small amount of energy.

A Syracuse University chemist has developed a way to use very low frequency light waves to study the weak forces (London dispersion forces) that hold molecules together in a crystal.

The thermophysical properties of gases, such as the density, heat capacity, viscosity and thermal conductivity, are important quantities in both science and engineering. From the scientific point of ...

For scurrying upside down on smooth ceilings and other gravity-defying feats, lizards known as geckos may exploit intermolecular forces between the surface and billions of tiny stalks under their ...