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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Synthetic cephalopod skin could be used in architecture and computer displays as well as background-matching subterfuge ...

An artificial skin that can independently control its texture and color, much like an octopus, has been developed. It is ...

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

Soft bots able to change color and texture could have key military and research applications. In a flash, an octopus can make like ragged-edged seaweed or coral by changing the color and texture of ...