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

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

Scientists have unveiled a synthetic skin inspired by octopus camouflage that is capable of changing colour and texture, ...

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 ...

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

Instead of blending in with the background, octopuses hide from predators by taking on the shape and color of specific objects in their environment, new research suggests. "Octopuses are considered to ...

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 ...

In a flash, an octopus can make like ragged-edged seaweed or coral by changing the color and texture of its skin, thus becoming nearly invisible in its environment. And in the future, robots may be ...