The U.S. Army is funding the creation of shape-shifting sheets that mimic the abilities of the ocean’s masters of camouflage. There’s a famous viral video in which a diver slowly swims up to a clump ...

Scientists have created a material that mimics the characteristics of octopus skin, which could have numerous uses in materials research. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in ...

Washington, Oct 13 (PTI) Scientists have developed a stretchable and programmable camouflaging material inspired by the instantaneously changing skin of octopus and cuttlefish. For the octopus and ...

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Certain animals, like the octopus and cuttlefish, are natural camouflage artists that can change the color and pattern of their skin based on their environment. For example, check out this octopus ...

Soft electronics could be getting a makeover with a brand new bright, stretchy artificial octopus skin. This new material can sense touch and emit light, and was inspired by the multi-functionality ...

Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues. He began his career in ...

The future of robotics might have just gotten squishier, thanks to a new phase-changing, octopus-inspired material from MIT. ByKristen Clark Friday, July 18, 2014 NOVA NextNOVA Next An octopus's arms ...

Which animal would make the best spy? Perhaps something tiny like a beetle or something camouflaged like a chameleon? It might surprise you, but the octopus has them all beat. Infrared cameras image ...

There’s a famous viral video in which a diver slowly swims up to a clump of rock and seaweed, only for part of that clump to turn white, open its eye, and jet away, squirting ink behind it. Few videos ...

Washington: The octopus's ability to camouflage itself has inspired a new kind of thin, flexible fabric that can automatically match patterns, US researchers said Tuesday. Creatures of the ocean known ...