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 ...
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Scientists Built an Artificial Skin That Changes Color and Texture Like an Octopus
Octopuses are the undisputed kings of camouflage. Whereas engineers have learned to mimic the colors, octopuses also match ...
Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering ...
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Color-changing material that mimics octopus skin could be used for robotics
"These animals can physically change their bodies at close to the micron scale, and now we can dynamically control the ...
The animals' camouflaging capabilities have long inspired humans. The new material could one day help researchers improve ...
The Stanford team created a metasurface from a polymer previously used in solar panels and printable electronics. They found ...
To control color, the team sandwiched the polymer between two gold films. Light bounces off these films and interferes in ...
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