Scientists at NTU Singapore, MIT make electrifying diamond find

Diamond could conduct electricity like metals when deformed to strains at the nanoscale, according to predictions from a study by an international team of scientists led by NTU Singapore and MIT. Using computer simulations, the team, which also includes researchers from Russia, has shown as an early proof-of-concept that when bent, nanoscale diamond needles could reversibly alter their geometry and hence their electrical properties, giving them a metal-like conductivity at room temperature and pressure.