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

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

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

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 ...

Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change ...

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

Most synthetic materials are made to do just one or two things. Once they are created, their properties rarely change. A research team at Penn State is trying to change that idea by developing a new ...