Open AccessGeckos, Ceilings and van der Waals
Author(s) -
Catherine E. Housecroft
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chimia international journal for chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2018.428
Subject(s) - gecko , van der waals force , van der waals strain , van der waals surface , van der waals radius , hamaker constant , physics , chemical physics , geology , paleontology , quantum mechanics , molecule
The ability of a gecko to run rapidly across ceilings and up and down vertical walls is a striking example of the application of van der Waals interactions.
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