Biological versus electronic adaptive coloration: how can one inform the other? by Eric Kreit, Lydia M. Mäthger, Roger T. Hanlon, Patrick B. Dennis, Rajesh.

Biological versus electronic adaptive coloration: how can one inform the other?

by Eric Kreit, Lydia M. Mäthger, Roger T. Hanlon, Patrick B. Dennis, Rajesh R. Naik, Eric Forsythe, and Jason Heikenfeld

InterfaceVolume 10(78):20120601

January 6, 2013

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Hierarchical levels for biological and synthetic adaptive coloration: organism/system (a) octopus rapidly transitioning out of concealment, (b) Kent Displays' multilayer cholesteric display, (c)

Amazon Kindle e-reader using E ink film; organ/device (d) ceph...

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Fundamental approaches for reflective adaptive coloration.

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Cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis, showing (a) mottle and (b) disruptive camouflage.

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Diagram of cephalopod skin detailing the three main skin structures (chromatophores, iridophores and leucophores), two example states (a,b) and three distinct ray traces (1, 2, 3)

show the sophisticated means by which cephalopods can change reflective colour.

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Synthetic technologies for adaptive reflective coloration.

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Synthetic technologies for adaptive iridescence.

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Spider chart comparing the important metrics to both cephalopod (green) and synthetic (blue) adaptive coloration.

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