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

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What happened

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 slow deformations measured in a laboratory?

This is a deceptively difficult problem.

Key facts

  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:00:06 UTC.

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