The use of curved supports for inducing local strain is well established for generating exotic properties from conventional layered materials 1 . An excellent example is graphene, which already exhibits remarkable properties in its planar configuration. Straining graphene can modify its electronic structure to create polarized carrier puddles, induce pseudomagnetic fields, and alter surface properties . In MoS2, modifying the supporting glass sphere diameter induces curvature in the MoS2, which permits precise bandgap tuning of MoS2 in a continuous range as large as 360 meV . Curved MoS2 conformally coated on Au nanocone arrays is a promising catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The improved HER activity is attributed to sulfur-vacancies and reduction of the bandgap under strain . Graphene and MoS2 are good candidates for strain engineering because they are relatively large (mm) in size. However, strain induction for sub-2 nm materials is challenging due to the mismatch of lateral size with supports and difficulties in material transfer.