All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLB), with the conventional flammable organic electrolytes replaced by solid-state ones, promise high energy density and high safety for the next-generation energy ...

From the softness of glass to the strength of diamond, intermolecular forces quietly govern the materials around us. These invisible attractions—like hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces—decide how ...

Jian Jiang's team at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently published an article that focuses on the core bottlenecks of ...

Molecular polarity and intermolecular forces explain why substances dissolve, boil, or stick together the way they do. From the shape of a molecule to the pull of its atoms, polarity determines ...

If you take two objects with fairly smooth surfaces, and put these together, you would not expect them to stick together. At least not without a liberal amount of adhesive, water or some other ...