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

In a delightful encounter along a beach in Wales, marine enthusiasts were treated to a rare sighting of a curled octopus. The captivating footage, captured by Ciara Taylor, a project assistant for 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 ...

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

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

Octopuses are renowned for their instant color-changing abilities, a skill they use to outwit predators and surprise prey. Yet, the energy cost behind this extraordinary camouflage has remained a ...

"These animals can physically change their bodies at close to the micron scale, and now we can dynamically control the ...

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

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