The future of camouflage is probably pretty fishy. ... But unlike previous attempts, this flexible display from MIT changes color and texture at the drop of a hat.

It is roughly a 6-foot by 7-foot, 2 inch reversible tarp with woodland MARPAT camouflage on the nylon side and the underside being coated and coyote brown in color. It weighs just over two pounds.

In a flash, an octopus can make like ragged-edged seaweed or coral by changing the color and texture of its skin, thus becoming nearly invisible in its environment. And in the future, robots may ...

In a flash, an octopus can make like ragged-edged seaweed or coral by changing the color and texture of its skin, thus becoming nearly invisible in its environment.

MIT scientist hopes his squid-inspired display that changes colour and texture on demand will eventually allow soldiers to instantly adapt to their surroundings.