How scientists learn from the masters of invisibility: octopuses

Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do ...
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Octopuses change color in milliseconds, even though they are colorblind

Octopuses change color to camouflage themselves from predators such as stingrays and eels. Octopuses have even been observed changing color in their sleep. Octopus's color-changing ability is known as ...

Flexible material mimics octopus skin with nanoscale color and texture transformations

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering ...
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The Mind-Boggling Reason This Bulbous Octopus Changes Colors

The octopus is one of the ocean’s most fascinating animals. As a species, it possesses almost humanlike intelligence and traits rarely seen in other marine life. This octopus we found on @deepandscary ...
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Nanostructured material changes color and texture like an octopus

Researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential ...
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Octoid - a soft robot that changes color and moves like an octopus

Researchers built OCTOID, a soft robot that shifts color and shape like an octopus, responding to electrical signals, blending with surroundings, and grasping objects. (Nanowerk News) Underwater ...