Squid-inspired soft material is a switchable shield for light, heat, microwaves (IMAGE)

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Squid-inspired soft material is a switchable shield for light, heat, microwaves

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Compressing this soft material blocks a wide range of wavelengths, including visible light (left), and stretching it out lets them through (right).

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Adapted from ACS Nano 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01836

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