Researchers developed a color-changing material that alters both surface texture and appearance in seconds, inspired by ...

Chameleons are famous for their color-changing abilities. Depending on their body temperature or mood, their nervous system directs skin tissue that contains nanocrystals to expand or contract, ...

To control color, the team sandwiched the polymer between two gold films. Light bounces off these films and interferes in ...

Reporting in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, researchers were surprised to find that different frequencies of sound produced different patterns in a color-changing liquid. Studying reactions like ...

The desert-dwelling Namaqua chameleon has a pretty neat trick – it changes skin color to stay cool when outdoor temperatures rise, and stay warm when they drop. An experimental new coating could one ...