In Stanford's laboratories, a team of engineers and physicists has succeeded in bringing to life materials inspired by a ...

Five new animal species that camouflage themselves as excrement or bark reveal some of what still remains hidden in the world ...

Octopuses are the undisputed kings of camouflage. Whereas engineers have learned to mimic the colors, octopuses also match ...

Among animals, few life cycles are as dramatic as that of the octopus. After a single reproductive event, many females enter ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Learn more about the polymer film that can change color and texture when electron beams are applied.

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

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