The University of California, Irvine and the Marine Biological Laboratory have tapped into squid skin to unlock a new frontier in battlefield camouflage.
The two are developing a stretchable material that mimics the color-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid, something that could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The species uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and color. This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
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