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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Octopuses are renowned for their instant color-changing abilities, a skill they use to outwit predators and surprise prey. Yet, ...

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

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

Camouflage isn't the only way cephalopods have evolved to change their appearance. Octopuses and other cephalopods make the fastest transformations in the animal kingdom. Here, a giant Pacific octopus ...

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

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

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