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

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

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

"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 ...