Grant: CCI Applied Research and Development Grants

As a mainstay of the new generation of products for military application, the company Alchemy faces the same challenges and seeks innovative solutions in order to design a protective uniform against IR detectability with long-lasting effectiveness and a high level of thermal comfort for the soldier. In collaboration with the CTT Group, a technological transfer center associated with Cégep of St-Hyacinthe, Alchemy wishes to develop a textile substrate able to conceal IR radiation in order to avoid detection. This multilayer textile should allow the reduction of the wearer body temperature by promoting the evacuation of body heat through the evaporation of sweat. In parallel with the textile itself, a new coating based on a metallic IR pigment will be developed in order to increase the general performance of the final product as Infrared camouflage suites while ensuring the thermal comfort of its wearer. Alchemy, previously Neverfrost, was founded in May 2013 by a group of Nanotechnology Engineering graduates from the University of Waterloo. The company began with an intent to commercialize an innovation in sprayable anti-frost coatings, but soon thereafter expanded its technological infrastructure to include the current ExoShield technologies. At Alchemy, the ambition and vision are quite simple: to build a nanotechnology company for the 21st century. Alchemy believe that with the right platform technologies, a culture that encourages creative risk taking, and a modern approach towards creating and commercializing nanotechnology far more rapidly than it is done today.