A new computational method now makes it possible to calculate the forces between large molecules with unprecedented accuracy.

THE hindrance of rotation about single bonds has recently attracted considerable interest 1–3 because it greatly influences the physical and chemical properties of many organic molecules. The ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Van der Waals bonds are named after Dutch scientist ...

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that interlayer coupling in a van der Waals (vdW) material can be largely modulated by a protonic gate, 'injecting' protons into the device. The same ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Ever since the first demonstration of graphene in 2004, scientists have discovered more than 2 500 other layered, atomically thin (two-dimensional, 2D), materials. While these ...

2H-NbO2, created by ion extraction from LiNbO2, combines 2D flexibility with correlated states like superconductivity, enabling future quantum devices. However, despite significant progress in 2D ...