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Crystals can’t bend – or can they? New research sheds light on elusive ‘flexible crystals’

  • Written by Jack K. Clegg, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, The University of Queensland
Crystals can’t bend – or can they? New research sheds light on elusive ‘flexible crystals’A thin crystal is bent elastically when pressed with a metal probe. UQ/QUT

We are all familiar with elastic materials – just think of a rubber band which can return to its original shape after being stretched.

Humans have used elastic materials for millennia. These days, they’re in everything from optical fibres to aeroplanes and...

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