{
  "id": 15751682,
  "title": "Octopus-inspired patch grips skin and reveals pulse through shifting colors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/octopus-inspired-patch-grips-skin-and-reveals-pulse-through-shifting",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T14:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-octopus-patch-skin-reveals-pulse.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It looks like a small, transparent patch with a rainbow on its surface—or for those old enough to remember, the back of a CD. The patch is the first of its kind in the world and, when combined with an ordinary smartphone camera, can measure two things: pulse and blood vessel stiffness.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}