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Computational Design & Discovery of Soft Materials<\/h1>

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Watch Soft Materials Yield in Real Time \u2014 Revealing Hidden Dynamics Behind Flow and Failure<\/h2>

Using synchronized X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) and computer simulations, we uncovered how microscopic particle movements in charged colloidal suspensions dictate whether a soft material flows smoothly or breaks into bands, offering new ways to design everything from coatings to food gels with precise mechanical control.<\/p><\/div>

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3D-Printed Nanolattice Combines Strength and Flexibility \u2014 A Leap Toward Resilient Microdevices<\/h2>

Ultralight 3D-printed copper-nanocluster-polymer nanolattices that outperform existing metal and ceramic lattices in strength, toughness, and resilience, revealing how molecular-scale copper clusters act as crosslinks that make the material both strong and shock-absorbent, ideal for next-generation microelectronic protection.<\/p><\/div>

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Simulating Polymer Flow from the Atom Up \u2014 Bridge Scales to Predict How Plastics Behave<\/h2>

We developed a bottom-up multiscale simulation that predicts how entangled polymer melts\u2014like polystyrene\u2014flow and thin under stress, accurately matching experiments without any adjustable parameters and revealing a universal scaling law that could transform polymer design and processing.<\/p><\/div>

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