Diamond can be bent and stretched, Indian-led study finds
Diamond, the world's hardest natural material, turns flexible when grown as ultrafine needles, an international team involving Indian researchers Subra Suresh and Amit Banerjee has discovered. Scientists revealed the nano needles could bend as much as 9% and still return to their original shape. The discovery could be applied in data storage, optoelectronics, and drug delivery, noted researchers.