An 'elastic ice' that can bend like wire could one day be used to detect air pollution

Though the idea of ice bending rather than breaking or cracking seems impossible, scientists have managed it.
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Chinese researchers have developed thin strands of ice that can be bent and curled like wires.
The discovery could have many applications, like transmitting light, as is done in fiber optics.
The ice is made by cooling water vapor with liquid nitrogen and forming microfibers.
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