Squid skin is translucent and features an outer layer ... genus Sepioteuthis that have leucophores that they can 'tune" to only scatter certain wavelengths of light. If the cells allow light ...

UC Irvine scientist and professor Alon Gorodetsky’s research group has developed a coating made of synthetic squid cell proteins that could be integrated into clothing or applied to an object ...

The speed at which the squid can accomplish its color-changing feat is impressive, even inspiring DIY YouTubers the Backyard Brains to showcase the skin of a Longfin Inshore squid shifting hues in ...

And it was inspired by squid skin. “It’s one of the first times ... each with a unique decoding key that can be programmed only to work with specific encoding keys, adding an extra layer ...

The skin of a squid is basically a magic material that ... filled with pigment and it’s pretty much their strongest (only?) defense mechanism in the open waters. They can change how iridescent ...

The squid’s ability to change its skin color ... taken inspiration from squids to create a new artificial skin that can not only withstand extreme cold but can also kill bacteria and fungi ...

And the ester forms a covalent amide bond to the squid’s skin. When dry ... students went out with Mooney to test the material. Not only did it adhere exactly as expected, but it also allowed ...

Inspired by the natural properties of squid skin, the material can be switched between transparent and opaque to block ... light based on surface nano- and microstructures have been developed before.

Like octopuses and cuttlefish, squid skin is covered in pigment-containing cells called chromatophores ... It’s possible that the focused strike is damaging enough to crush the animals’ ring-shaped ...