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From atomic vibrations to laboratory mechanics: Bridging 20 orders of magnitude in time

Recent developments have brought attention to from atomic vibrations to laboratory mechanics: bridging 20 orders of magnitude in time.

14 September 2026
From atomic vibrations to laboratory mechanics: Bridging 20 orders of magnitude in time
From atomic vibrations to laboratory mechanics: Bridging 20 orders of magnitude in time
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Recent developments have brought attention to from atomic vibrations to laboratory mechanics: bridging 20 orders of magnitude in time.

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How can we predict the way a real material, such as a polymer, responds mechanically over timescales ranging from the ultrafast motion of atoms to the gradual deformations measured in a laboratory

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This is a deceptively difficult problem

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