Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, a team of scientists from the University of Amsterdam have developed a material that can reflect different colors of light, depending on how it is stretched.

Fashion and textiles may be among the last places you'd expect to see innovation. But college researchers in Florida have figured out a revolutionary fabric that can alter its color with a mild change ...

Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings when evading predators or capturing prey. They transform their bodies to ...

Forward-looking: While examining polymer nanostructures with a scanning electron microscope, researchers at Stanford University discovered that the new material can easily change its color and surface ...

A panel of seven images with a scale of 100 μm shows a surface gradually changing from solid orange through pink, purple with pink dots, and green with purple dots to a final pattern of green dots on ...

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 ...