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Composites are widely used in aerospace, and thanks to their lightweight and ultra-strong properties they are set to increase their dominance in the sector. However, composites strength and stability can be hampered by moisture absorption, mechanical impacts and external environments.

Diamond is prized by scientists and jewellers alike, largely for a range of extraordinary properties including exceptional hardness. Now a team of Australian scientists has discovered diamond can be bent and deformed, at the nanoscale at least.