The findings are the first to quantify how much work goes into switching on chromatophores, the specialized color-changing organs connected to cephalopods’ muscle and nervous systems, which dot the ...

Three prototype artificial cephalopod chromatophores are shown in actuated states. The chromatophores are made from dielectric elastomer using tape coated with black carbon grease electrodes.

OKINAWA, Japan — Researchers in Japan have learned that squids camouflage using chromatophores similar to their fellow cephalopod family members, octopus and cuttlefish. Based on a new study, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. You might not realize this, but quickly changing colors, as ...

Taking a cue from ocean-dwelling species, University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers are developing synthetic skins that will support the emergence of next-generation “soft” machines, robots and other ...

The common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (S. officinalis), has been admired and studied ever since the time of Aristotle, largely due to its ability to rapidly and actively display a remarkable ...