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Elegant interplay of coloration strategies is discovered in squid's smart skin
- March 09, 2019
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In the blink of an eye, the squid's skin changes color and pattern for the purpose of camouflage or sexual signaling, a virtuosic display that has long fascinated scientists. Now, collaborators report a paradigm-shifting discovery in how specialized organs in squid skin, called chromatophores, contribute to the feat via an elegant interplay of pigmentary action and structural coloration. Their study brings bio-inspired engineers ever closer to building smart skin.
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"Elegant interplay of coloration strategies is discovered in squid's smart skin", MachPrinciple, March 09, 2019, https://machprinciple.com/post/Elegant-interplay-of-coloration-strategies-is-discovered-in-squid-s-smart-skin
