This wildlife feature examines the mimic octopus, a species known for imitating other marine animals to avoid danger. Rather than relying on camouflage alone, it alters its shape, movement, and ...

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

O ctopuses are masters of disguise and deception, and none more so than the veined octopus, which hijacks coconut shells and ...

The Stanford team created a metasurface from a polymer previously used in solar panels and printable electronics. They found ...

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

This bizarre sea creature blurs the line between animal and object, strutting across the ocean floor while hiding in plain ...

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

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

To control color, the team sandwiched the polymer between two gold films. Light bounces off these films and interferes in ...

Kew Gardens have a released a list of hundreds of new plants and fungi that were named by their scientists this year - here are five of them.

Synthetic cephalopod skin could be used in architecture and computer displays as well as background-matching subterfuge ...