The electrically-controlled chameleon material, developed in the Ruselectronika holding of Rostec State Corporation, for equipping the “soldier of the future”, can be used in the production of interior elements and advertising media. The creators of the new material have significantly expanded its capabilities, thanks to which the design bureaus and construction material manufacturers have already shown interest in the new product.
Electrochrome is a specialized electrically controlled material, created by the CNITI Tekhnomash (a part in Ruselectronics), is capable of changing color depending on the incoming electrical signals. To date, its color line allows you to "repaint" the material from blue to yellow through green, from red to yellow through orange. Besides that, the scientists managed to get a brown electrochrome, which can be used by the military to create adaptive masking coatings. To obtain complex multi-color drawings, a layer-by-layer combination of electrochromes is used.
The material is also capable of becoming transparent, which allows you to create "smart" glass on its basis, which changes the transmittance when electricity is applied. Power windows, which can become opaque at the request of the owner, can become a modern alternative to curtains and blinds.
“Electrochromes are a vivid example of the conversion of military developments into civilian industries. It was originally designed to create a disguise of soldiers and military equipment. But we saw market interest in creating innovative civilian products based on this technology. The competitive advantage of electrochrome is low power consumption, so it will be in demand for creating advertising billboards, “smart” windows and other products. Negotiations are already underway with potential partners interested in creating elements of interior decoration and new advertising media based on electrochromic materials, said Rostekh's executive director Oleg Evtushenko.
For the first time the electrically controlled material was presented at the international forum "Army-2018". Features of electrochrome were demonstrated on the example of a prototype helmet of an advanced military equipment, capable of changing color depending on the masked surface and the environment.
