In contrast, SAP technology offers a simpler and more efficient way to achieve adaptive camouflage effects, without the need for external power sources or intricate electronics, according to the ...

Researchers are using a material inspired by octopus skin to make adaptive camouflage that changes in real time to best blend in with one's surroundings, according to National Geographic's Ed Yong ...

In a study published in Science Advances, Chinese researchers unveiled a material that can change color at a molecular level to match its surroundings, offering a new form of real-time adaptive ...

Researchers from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China have developed a color-switchable material that ...

The SAP material mimics the adaptive camouflage abilities found in nature. Creatures like chameleons and octopuses have long fascinated scientists with their ability to blend seamlessly into their ...

“In the current work, we report active camouflage as an intrinsic function of materials by proposing self-adaptive photochromism (SAP),” the researchers wrote in the study paper. The current ...