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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Color change in animals is a response shaped by evolution. Each species has developed its own method and reason for this ability, like an overreliance on light or temperature cues, or a physiological ...