Researchers at Penn State have developed a new fabrication method that allows a programmable ...
Researchers unveil octopus-inspired smart skin that hides images, changes shape, and encodes data via 4D printing.
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 ...
This octopus-inspired smart skin can change shape and reveal hidden secrets on command.
New fabrication method produces hydrogel-based smart synthetic skin with adjustable optical, mechanical, and surface ...