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

Researchers at Penn State have developed a new fabrication method that allows a programmable ...

With possible applications in information encryption and adaptive camouflage, the material is a programmable hydrogel film, the appearance, texture and mechanical response of whic ...

"Cephalopods use a complex system of muscles and nerves to exhibit dynamic control over the appearance and texture of their ...

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

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

US researchers have developed a 4D-printing method for hydrogel ‘smart synthetic skin’ that hides and reveals images on demand, with potential uses in information encryption and adaptive camouflage.

The field of regenerative medicine is entering an era of unprecedented convergence, bringing together intelligent biomaterials, biomedical hydrogels, and ...

NINGBO, ZHEJIANG, CHINA, January 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global market for medical disposables and wound ...

The hydrogel behaves like a programmable canvas. Rather than using traditional pigments, researchers embedded data directly ...

New fabrication method produces hydrogel-based smart synthetic skin with adjustable optical, mechanical, and surface ...