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Researchers have discovered a way to make diamonds flexible by etching tiny needles from artificial diamond films, achieving strains up to 9% and surpassing theoretical limits. The development holds implications for bioimaging, biosensing, and ultra-strength nanostructures, as well as optomechanical devices.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Think diamonds are unyielding? Think again American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Apr 19, 2018 · first to report
- UNIST introduces novel method to grow elastic diamonds Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST) · May 27, 2018