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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Stanford team created a metasurface from a polymer previously used in solar panels and printable electronics. They found ...

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