2026 Media Watch Archives
Inspired by Octopus Skin, This Synthetic Material Can Change Color and Texture on Demand
Smithsonian Magazine -
[Researchers] created a flexible material that can rapidly change color and texture by swelling into incredibly detailed designs, according to a study published on January 7 in the journal Nature …. the new research provides “a very nice proof-of-principle addition to the existing literature of color- and texture-changing materials,” Alon Gorodetsky, a chemical and biomolecular engineer at the University of California, Irvine … Read More
How scientists learn from the masters of invisibility: Octopus
National Geographic -
Scientists have recently demonstrated a crop of innovative materials that mimic these biological processes—stretchable, reflective skins, light-refracting color-changing membranes, light-scattering films and fibers, and texture-changing silicon-mesh fabrics with the potential to trick the eye, avoid detection, and seemingly disappear. … Alon Gorodetsky, an associate professor at the University of California, Irvine, who has pioneered numerous cephalopod-inspired camouflage materials, says interest from manufacturers is high and products could begin to reach consumers within the next decade. Read More