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

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

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

Octopus and cuttlefish can change both the colour and texture of their skin in seconds, something no man made material has ...

Scientists have unveiled a synthetic skin inspired by octopus camouflage that is capable of changing colour and texture, opening up potential uses from robotics to display technologies. Researchers ...

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

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