Synthetic skin changes color and texture like an octopus

Claim

Stanford researchers created the first synthetic octopus-like photonic skin that changes both color and texture, as the FCC authorized high-power 6 GHz outdoor Wi-Fi for AR geofencing.

Reporting date: 2026-01-09 (not necessarily the event date)

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• Welcome to January 9, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)