Scientists in China have created a new camouflaging material that changes colour in response to its surroundings, an advance they say may help develop clothing to make one “effectively invisible”.
Many animals possess an active camouflaging skill to alter their appearance and blend into their surroundings.
Manmade systems built to imitate this process have been complex, requiring multiple steps to recognise the surroundings, process its features, and stimulate and change appearance accordingly.
Such camouflage systems “heavily rely on integrating electronic devices which encounters problems including a complex structure, poor usability and high cost”, the scientists say in a study published last month in Science Advances.
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