According to its developers, the aptly named OCTOID is a soft robot that leverages cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers ...

A lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography figures out a ‘mafia-inspired’ way to produce large amounts of a natural pigment some creatures use to camouflage themselves ...

Scientists have taught bacteria to make octopus camouflage pigment, ushering in a new era of bio-inspired materials.

A bioproduction method that ties compound synthesis to bacterial survival could be used to mass-produce natural products.

Xanthommatin helps octopuses and squid blend into their surroundings, thanks to its ability to shift color and absorb light.

Cephalopods like octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish have the mesmerizing ability to change the color of their skin to ...

It has been one year since Oxford University boffins say the species likely to take over the world after humans is the octopus. The eight-limbed creatures are primed to become the dominant force on ...

UC San Diego scientists have bioengineered bacteria to produce xanthommatin, the rare pigment behind octopus camouflage, marking a leap in biomanufacturing.

Octopuses and other cephalopods are masters of camouflage, thanks largely to color-changing skin that can help them seemingly vanish into the background. Now, researchers report a big step towards ...

Scientists at UC San Diego have successfully used bacteria to reproduce a unique pigment that allows octopuses to blend in with their surroundings.

Scientists at UC San Diego have moved one step closer to unlocking a superpower held by some of nature’s greatest “masters of disguise.” Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish and other animals in the ...