Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The team used their new printing method to encode a photo of the Mona Lisa onto their smart skin material (left). The photo, which ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Despite the prevalence of synthetic materials across different industries and scientific fields, most are developed to serve a limited set of functions. To address this ...

A new shape-shifting material can change both its texture and color in seconds, inspired by the camouflage abilities of octopuses. By precisely controlling how a polymer swells with water, researchers ...

The skin could allow machines to dynamically blend into their surroundings or be used to create adaptive displays and artwork. An octopus’s adaptive camouflage has long inspired materials scientists ...