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

Octopus and cuttlefish can change both the colour and texture of their skin in seconds, something no man made material has ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...