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

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 ...

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

Scientists have unveiled a synthetic skin inspired by octopus camouflage that is capable of changing colour and texture, opening up potential uses from robotics to display technologies. Researchers ...

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

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 ...

Professor David Scheel managed to capture a breathtaking sequence on video. The video, which was shared as part of Nature on PBS, showcases how octopus dream. In it, we get to see a color-changing ...

Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the author of the books Live or Die: Survival Hacks, Wizarding World: Movie Magic Amazing Artifacts, The Star ...

The clip, narrated by marine biologist Dr David Scheel, comes from an upcoming PBS nature documentary set to air in the US next month, and shows the octopus sleeping upside down in an aquarium. As the ...

An octopus's astonishing ability to camouflage itself while hunting for food has been captured on film by a tourist on holiday in the Red Sea. The unidentified Czech holidaymaker was enjoying a short ...

Octopus-inspired synthetic skin shifts color and texture via nanoscale patterning, pointing to displays, camouflage, and soft ...