Looking for the perfect camouflage? Have you tried wearing squid stickers?
Squid are mysterious, underwater mimics. They can change their skin’s patterns and colors to blend into their surroundings, hunt prey, and potentially communicate with other squid. For the past several years, researchers at UC Irvine have been trying to use these unique squid abilities to disguise soldiers on the battlefield. At a meeting of the American Chemical Society this week, Alon Gorodetsky of the school’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science presented his team’s latest research on harnessing the power of cephalopods for futuristic camouflage.
The core of the project is reflectin, a protein that squid and other cephalopods can use to manipulate light and color. In the lab, Gorodetsky’s team can manufacture…
Source:: The Verge
