Smithsonian Magazine

Inspired by Octopus Skin, This Synthetic Material Can Change Color and Texture on Demand

The animals' camouflaging capabilities have long inspired humans. The new material could one day help researchers improve ...

Flexible material mimics octopus skin with nanoscale color and texture transformations

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering ...

Stanford Researchers Develop New Material That Changes Color and Texture Like an Octopus

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

Scientists develop nanophotonic material that changes color, texture, and shape on demand

The Stanford team created a metasurface from a polymer previously used in solar panels and printable electronics. They found ...

From 'Slapped On' to 'Grown In': Hitem3D 2.0 Bets Integrated Texture Generation Can Make AI 3D Assets Actually Printable

dragon-shaped asset where scales, horns, and whiskers follow the underlying geometry rather than appearing as a flat overlay. Hitem3D claims the detail holds even as an untextured mesh, with volume ...