Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

The animals' camouflaging capabilities have long inspired humans. The new material could one day help researchers improve ...

New octopus-inspired artificial skin mimics marine camouflage, enabling materials to transform in color and texture for ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering ...

Researchers developed a color-changing material that alters both surface texture and appearance in seconds, inspired by ...

"These animals can physically change their bodies at close to the micron scale, and now we can dynamically control the ...

A material that can switch its appearance, cephalopod-style, could have future applications in robotics or display technology ...

Researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential ...

To control color, the team sandwiched the polymer between two gold films. Light bounces off these films and interferes in ...

Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do ...

Octopus-inspired synthetic skin shifts color and texture via nanoscale patterning, pointing to displays, camouflage, and soft ...