A new shape-shifting material can change both its texture and color in seconds, inspired by the camouflage abilities of ...

Changing colours: the material could alert pedestrians to the presence of a fast-moving car. (Courtesy: Fan et al/Sci. Adv. 2019) Physicists in China and the US have created a retroflective material ...

Imagine wearing a shirt that turns from deep blue to bright red when you’re working out, or a dress that shifts from black to silver as you move from air conditioning into summer heat. The fabric that ...

UK researchers have created the first smart fabric that can change shape and color in response to two different stimuli: heat and electricity. The development opens up new possibilities in various ...

An obsolete photographic technique that won a Nobel prize more than a century ago has been resurrected to create a novel material that changes colour when stretched. It could be used to make bandages ...