The octopus-inspired material could lead to better camouflage technology for the military and beyond.

Synthetic materials are widely used across science, engineering, and industry, but most are designed to perform only a narrow range of tasks. A ...

Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change ...

Most synthetic materials are made to do just one or two things. Once they are created, their properties rarely change. A research team at Penn State is trying to change that idea by developing a new ...

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — Treasure Island is looking to the future of 17 acres of waterfront property. Treasure Bay is a city-owned recreation complex that was hit hard by last year’s hurricanes. Vice ...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could reduce their energy bills by up to 40 per cent by switching to flexible ...

The key to the smart skin lies in a technique called halftone-encoded printing. The method translates digital image or ...

Octopuses are washing up on the shores of Texas amid a bout of cold weather. Cold water temperatures can slow down an octopus ...

Having different chronotypes, or being more active in the morning vs. afternoon, may play an important role in preserving muscle mass and strength, and metabolic health, according to a new study.

Researchers at Penn State have developed a fabrication method that can print multifunctional “smart synthetic skin” — ...

Common octopuses, along with the more elusive blanket octopus, inhabit Texas coastal waters near the Gulf of Mexico, with occasional sightings around Padre Island National Seashore and the Lower ...