Stretchable surfaces with programmable 3D texture morphing for synthetic camouflaging skins

Abstract

3D texture morphing for camouflage Some animals, such as cephalopods, use soft tissue to change shape reversibly for camouflage and object manipulation. Pikul et al. used fixed-length fiber mesh embedded in a silicone elastomer to transform a flat object into a 3D structure by inflating membranes (see the Perspective by Laschi). Painted models of rocks and plants were also created that could be morphed to fully blend into their surroundings. Science , this issue p. 210 ; see also p. 169