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

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

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

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 ...

Researchers from Penn State University have developed a new fabrication technique that can print multifunctional ‘smart synthetic skin.’ ...

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

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Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change appearance, texture, and shape on command. The material is programmed using a ...

New fabrication method produces hydrogel-based smart synthetic skin with adjustable optical, mechanical, and surface ...

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 ...