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

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

"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 ...

The findings are the first to quantify how much work goes into switching on chromatophores, the specialized color-changing organs connected to cephalopods’ muscle and nervous systems, which dot the ...

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 ...

Drawing inspiration from marine creatures like squids and octopuses, researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are building synthetic skins designed to power the next generation of “soft” ...

Engineers at the University of California Berkeley have created a thin film, inspired by the skin of chameleons, that changes colors when pulled or stretched. According to Berkeley.edu, the "skin," a ...

Inspired by the color-changing skin of squids and other cephalopods, researchers have developed a flexible screen capable of storing and displaying encrypted images without using electronics – just ...

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 ...