Animation of a van der Waals thin film (VIDEO) University of California - Los Angeles This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. Caption An animation showing how van der Waals thin films work. On the left, the layered patchwork design enables the membranes to stretch and flex over irregular geometries. On the right, a film with single continuous layers breaks upon stretching. Credit Yan et al./UCLA Usage Restrictions none License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.