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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

The octopus is one of the most extreme animals on Earth. Its biology looks more like science fiction than natural evolution.

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