The squid-skin pigment sacs that inspired the researchers Jeremy Little/Michigan Engineering The ‘pixels’ are, in fact, a swarm of magnetoactive Janus particles (MAJP).

Certain cephalopods like cuttlefish, octopuses, and squid have the ability to camouflage themselves by making themselves transparent and/or changing their coloration. Scientists would like to ...

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 ...

The squid’s color-changing abilities have fascinated scientists for decades. Now, researchers have created a new squid-inspired artificial skin that can withstand extreme cold and kill microbes ...

Not only did it adhere exactly as expected, but it also allowed the scientists to gently tag numerous squid in a short amount of time—no stitches required. Chemical & Engineering News ISSN 0009-2347 ...

Researchers from Nanjing University, China, and the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have developed a new soft material that can block heat, light and microwaves. Inspired by the natural ...

Squid skin inspires new switchable material. Artificial materials that can block visible light based on surface nano- and microstructures have been developed before. But these materials were also only ...