In this newly published work, we developed a modeling approach that connects atomic-scale features with the mechanical behavior of metallic nanosponges. Using real-size, experimentally informed models, we captured how nanoscale structures deform under stress. This approach provides powerful insights into designing stronger, lighter, and more resilient materials. The manuscript is now published: Przybilla et al., Revealing nanoscale plasticity of metallic nanosponges with correlative and scale-bridging 3D microscopy and modelling, Communications Materials 6 (2025) 204 [open access].

This manuscript is the culmination of an investigation started a decade ago, in 2015, while Dr. Julien Guénolé was working at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. As postdoctoral researcher under the mentorship of Prof. Erik Bitzek, he carried out extra-large scale correlative molecular dynamic simulations, alongside with Dr. Zhuocheng Xie (PhD student back there) and Dr. Arun Prakash (Senior scientist).