Transforming the way the world uses colour

Link to Chameleonix

Chameleonix™ provides the next level of custom aesthetics for virtually any surface – From smartphones to home and office décor, and beyond.

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Link to Chameleonix

Chameleonix™ provides the next level of custom aesthetics for virtually any surface – From smartphones to home and office décor, and beyond.

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Link to Opal-Detect

Opal-Detect changes colour in response to specific compounds or environmental conditions. It can be deployed to identify contamination in water or to show the cleanliness of surfaces and protective equipment.

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Link to Opal-ID

OpalPrint is a laser-patternable film that can be used to create colourful and intricate colour-shifting designs, offering a whole new way to personalize your products.

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Link to Impact

Impact changes its appearance in response to the application of mechanical force or pressure, and can be used to indicate impact force in safety helmets, or to analyze sports performance.

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Tunable Photonic Crystals

Opalux’s tunable photonic crystals are at the heart of all its technologies. Like the opal, a naturally occurring photonic crystal, Opalux’s materials have bright, unique chromatic appearances. But unlike the opal, Opalux’s photonic crystals are tunable and can change their appearance in response to a range of stimuli. Their precise nanostructure can also make them optically variable – their appearance and colour changing when viewed at different angles and under different lighting conditions.

Stimuli Responsive Technology

Opalux’s photonic crystal are tunable and changes appearance in response to a variety of stimuli:

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Electrical Activation

Chameleonix™ changes colour when exposed to electrical charge. It operates at a low voltage and is compatible with RFID and NFC.

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Chemical Activation

Opal-Detect responds to the presence or absence of compounds in the environment. It can visually identify targeted chemicals, biochemicals, liquids or gases.

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Laser Activation

OpalPrint is permanently patterned by laser energy creating multi-colour, colour-shifting designs, and images.

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Mechanical Activation

Impact changes colour in response to mechanical force or pressure. This colour change can be permanent or reversible, with customizable activation pressure.

Imagine changing the colour of (almost)
anything you want.

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