Stretchy Squid-Inspired Skin Glows In Different Colors

Zothecula writes: Besides having tentacles, squid and octopi are also both known for their color-changing skin. Well, soft-bodied robots may soon also share that attribute, thanks to research being carried out at Cornell University. Led by assistant professor Rob Shepherd, a team of grad students there has developed an electroluminescent rubber "skin" that not only emits light in different colors, but that can also do so while being stretched to more than six times its original length.

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[Shortguy881]

But isn't it just natural instinct: don't stick your junk inside glowing orifices?

6 times?

[BarbaraHudson]

but that can also do so while being stretched to more than six times its original length.

That's what he said.

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[dfsmith]

See, e.g., this explanation [merriam-webster.com]. Octopodes is apparently British English.

Octopi

[edittard]

I could say why the author is a jerk, but I have to clean up a raviolus that one of the kids has dropped.

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[edittard]

FIY

Fail.

Oh, and it isn't raviolus either

Fail

it's based on a Dutch borrowing if you must know

Don't give a fuck.

Overall: total fail.

true identity

[kencurry]

Aka Prof. Rob Squidward.

naturally

[Gravis Zero]

While it all might simply seem like a neat party trick, the technology does potentially have some very practical applications.

considering all the advancements in soft robotics, i'd say this is the finishing touch before japan comes out with some advanced robotic tentacle porn.

I hate to be the grammar nazi but

[dhaen]

Octopi sounds like 25.13274122871835 or something close to...

we're like 80% lewd 12yo jokes so far

[Falos]

"Once you go cephalopod you'll never want a human bod"

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[Daniel Matthews]

What do you expect when the subject is electroluminescent tumescence?

Spelling

[thermidor]

*octopodes.

Flickercladding!

[swm]

Props to Rudy Rucker