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 inflexibility, researchers at ...

This octopus-inspired smart skin can change shape and reveal hidden secrets on command.

Researchers at Penn State have developed a new fabrication method that allows a programmable ...

Researchers unveil octopus-inspired smart skin that hides images, changes shape, and encodes data via 4D printing.

This video is no longer available. Using mechanisms inspired by nature, Virginia Tech researchers have created a new adhesive based on the shape of octopus suckers. “We’re really interested in trying ...

The octopus-inspired material could lead to better camouflage technology for the military and beyond.

Over the last few years, Virginia Tech scientists have been looking to the octopus for inspiration to design technologies that can better grip a wide variety of objects in underwater environments.

With a split-second muscle contraction, the greater blue-ringed octopus can change the size and color of the namesake patterns on its skin for purposes of deception, camouflage and signaling.

In research published in Advanced Science, investigators drew inspiration from the octopus to develop an adhesive that achieves strong attachment and controlled release on varied substrates in wet and ...