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Crypsis is Alchemy's nanoparticle-based material platform for passive signature management. The company describes nanoscale thermal mirrors that diffusely reflect surrounding radiation while redirecting an asset's thermal emission inward, reducing the outward signature seen by a thermal sensor. The platform is intended for integration into fabrics and rigid substrates, with company-described control across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands.
The engineering challenge is to turn that material response into a useful and durable textile or surface. Alchemy reports DND trials and is listed in NATO DIANA's 2026 cohort for nanoparticle-based thermal camouflage. Its public trial imagery does not include a complete protocol that would establish performance across different substrates and conditions.
The Canadian textile NRE agreement sets out three development phases, contingent on milestones and mutual agreement, with estimated engineering cost of C$250,000. A separate US garment agreement provides another development route. Alchemy retains Crypsis intellectual property under the Canadian agreement, and later commercial manufacturing requires a separate contract. These activities support material development and integration; no production camouflage order is established by the disclosed agreements.
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Development and integration stage, supported by NATO DIANA 2026 participation, company-reported DND trials and Canadian and US textile engineering agreements. First-half 2026 defence revenue was attributed to DIANA Phase 1. Public trial material does not establish production qualification across substrates or operating conditions.
Alchemy offers access for eligible military and law-enforcement users and is pursuing textile integration through engineering agreements. The Canadian NRE programme has three contingent phases; commercial manufacturing requires a later agreement.
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Thermal-signature-management materials could be relevant to reducing detectability in sensor-rich operating environments; this is a derived alignment, not an assertion of fielded CAF equipment.
This is a reviewed public-source assessment. It is not procurement eligibility, endorsement, customer interest, or classified demand.
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Source type: official company product
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · core features
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · core features
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · capability type
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · summary
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · name
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · core features
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · core features
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Capability · core features
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Capability · summary
Alchemy is developing nanoparticle-based coating technology for thermal-infrared signature management that can be integrated into textiles and camouflage materials, alongside its commercial nanocoating portfolio.
Supports: Mission area · Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Mission area · Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Mission area · Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Mission area · Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Mission area · Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
Thermal-signature-management materials could be relevant to reducing detectability in sensor-rich operating environments; this is a derived alignment, not an assertion of fielded CAF equipment.
Supports: Mission area · Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Mission area · Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Supports: Mission area · Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
Alchemy markets Crypsis for fabric and rigid substrates across visual, near-infrared, mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared bands. Its innovations page restricts availability to eligible military and law-enforcement users. These are supplier-described application ranges; uniform performance across substrates and configurations is not established.
Supports: Mission area · Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
Alchemy describes Crypsis as tunable nanocomposite camouflage coatings for fabrics and rigid substrates across visible, near-infrared, mid-wave and long-wave infrared bands. It also proposes ExoShield ULTRA for land-vehicle glazing protection and GT3 for helicopter glazing protection; the page does not establish military acceptance of those applications.
Alchemy Labs Inc. · Mar 27, 2026
Source type: official report
Supports: Capability · core features
Alchemy describes passive Crypsis nanoparticles that diffusely reflect surrounding thermal radiation and reduce outward thermal emission. It attributes trial images to DND without a complete test report. ExoShield uses nanoceramic-coated windshield protection films; ULTRA kits are vehicle specific. Prospective DND awards and USMC demand figures are explicitly nonbinding.
Supports: Capability · summary
Alchemy describes passive Crypsis nanoparticles that diffusely reflect surrounding thermal radiation and reduce outward thermal emission. It attributes trial images to DND without a complete test report. ExoShield uses nanoceramic-coated windshield protection films; ULTRA kits are vehicle specific. Prospective DND awards and USMC demand figures are explicitly nonbinding.
Source type: official report
Supports: Capability · maturity
NATO DIANA independently lists Alchemy of Canada in its 2026 Operations in Extreme Environments cohort for nanoparticle-based thermal camouflage.
Supports: Capability · maturity
NATO DIANA independently lists Alchemy of Canada in its 2026 Operations in Extreme Environments cohort for nanoparticle-based thermal camouflage.
Supports: Capability · summary
NATO DIANA independently lists Alchemy of Canada in its 2026 Operations in Extreme Environments cohort for nanoparticle-based thermal camouflage.
Alchemy Labs Inc. · Aug 19, 2026
Source type: official report
Supports: Capability · name
Alchemy describes patent-pending nanoparticles that act as nanoscale thermal mirrors: diffuse reflection of incident ambient thermal radiation and reflection of an asset’s own emission inward. The company positions Crypsis for textile and other surface integration. The filing does not provide quantitative spectral contrast, temperature reduction, trial conditions or an independently verified performance standard.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Alchemy Labs Inc. reports CAD 581,027 revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2026: CAD 509,195 automotive and CAD 71,832 defence/Crypsis. First-half revenue was CAD 981,280, including CAD 146,485 defence revenue attributed to DIANA Phase One activity rather than production garment sales. Q2 gross profit was CAD 224,803, gross margin 38.7%, operating loss CAD 1,188,682 and net loss CAD 1,573,556.
Alchemy Labs Inc. · Aug 13, 2026
Source type: official company product
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Alchemy entered an NRE agreement with an unnamed Canadian textile systems manufacturer supplying DND. Three development phases depend on milestones and mutual agreement; estimated total development cost of CAD 250,000 is not fixed or guaranteed contract value. Alchemy retains Crypsis IP, with commercial production subject to a later separate agreement.
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Supports: Capability · core features
Alchemy describes passive Crypsis nanoparticles that diffusely reflect surrounding thermal radiation and reduce outward thermal emission. It attributes trial images to DND without a complete test report. ExoShield uses nanoceramic-coated windshield protection films; ULTRA kits are vehicle specific. Prospective DND awards and USMC demand figures are explicitly nonbinding.
Supports: Capability · summary
Alchemy’s March 27, 2026 presentation shows a Crypsis-infused poncho in daytime/night-time thermal imagery attributed to Canadian DND and states it was developed and field validated with DND. It does not disclose a full protocol, detection range, environmental conditions, sample size or quantitative report. Its projected inbound contracts are explicitly non-binding and not assured.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Alchemy describes passive Crypsis nanoparticles that diffusely reflect surrounding thermal radiation and reduce outward thermal emission. It attributes trial images to DND without a complete test report. ExoShield uses nanoceramic-coated windshield protection films; ULTRA kits are vehicle specific. Prospective DND awards and USMC demand figures are explicitly nonbinding.
Supports: Capability · core features
Alchemy describes passive Crypsis nanoparticles that diffusely reflect surrounding thermal radiation and reduce outward thermal emission. It attributes trial images to DND without a complete test report. ExoShield uses nanoceramic-coated windshield protection films; ULTRA kits are vehicle specific. Prospective DND awards and USMC demand figures are explicitly nonbinding.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Alchemy’s March 27, 2026 presentation shows a Crypsis-infused poncho in daytime/night-time thermal imagery attributed to Canadian DND and states it was developed and field validated with DND. It does not disclose a full protocol, detection range, environmental conditions, sample size or quantitative report. Its projected inbound contracts are explicitly non-binding and not assured.
Supports: Capability · core features
Alchemy describes patent-pending nanoparticles that act as nanoscale thermal mirrors: diffuse reflection of incident ambient thermal radiation and reflection of an asset’s own emission inward. The company positions Crypsis for textile and other surface integration. The filing does not provide quantitative spectral contrast, temperature reduction, trial conditions or an independently verified performance standard.
Supports: Capability · core features
Alchemy describes patent-pending nanoparticles that act as nanoscale thermal mirrors: diffuse reflection of incident ambient thermal radiation and reflection of an asset’s own emission inward. The company positions Crypsis for textile and other surface integration. The filing does not provide quantitative spectral contrast, temperature reduction, trial conditions or an independently verified performance standard.
Supports: Capability · summary
Alchemy describes patent-pending nanoparticles that act as nanoscale thermal mirrors: diffuse reflection of incident ambient thermal radiation and reflection of an asset’s own emission inward. The company positions Crypsis for textile and other surface integration. The filing does not provide quantitative spectral contrast, temperature reduction, trial conditions or an independently verified performance standard.
Supports: Capability · summary
Alchemy reports a US garment-development arrangement with an unnamed supplier of garments to the US Department of War. Alchemy supplies Crypsis formulation and technical support; the partner pays textile fabrication, production-line setup and logistics. Alchemy retains IP, and a future commercial agreement would be negotiated after validation. This is not an established DoW order, adopted garment or fixed production commitment.
Supports: Capability · capability type
Alchemy describes patent-pending nanoparticles that act as nanoscale thermal mirrors: diffuse reflection of incident ambient thermal radiation and reflection of an asset’s own emission inward. The company positions Crypsis for textile and other surface integration. The filing does not provide quantitative spectral contrast, temperature reduction, trial conditions or an independently verified performance standard.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Alchemy reports a US garment-development arrangement with an unnamed supplier of garments to the US Department of War. Alchemy supplies Crypsis formulation and technical support; the partner pays textile fabrication, production-line setup and logistics. Alchemy retains IP, and a future commercial agreement would be negotiated after validation. This is not an established DoW order, adopted garment or fixed production commitment.
Supports: Capability · core features
The August 13, 2026 release describes an unnamed Canadian textile-systems manufacturer that supplies DND. Crypsis integration has three phases contingent on milestones and mutual agreement, with estimated total development costs of CAD 250,000, principally engineering/technical-service payments. This is a planning estimate, not a guaranteed aggregate contract value. Alchemy retains Crypsis IP; manufacturing requires a separate agreement. The MD&A dates the underlying agreement to March 2026.
Supports: Capability · maturity
The August 13, 2026 release describes an unnamed Canadian textile-systems manufacturer that supplies DND. Crypsis integration has three phases contingent on milestones and mutual agreement, with estimated total development costs of CAD 250,000, principally engineering/technical-service payments. This is a planning estimate, not a guaranteed aggregate contract value. Alchemy retains Crypsis IP; manufacturing requires a separate agreement. The MD&A dates the underlying agreement to March 2026.
Supports: Capability · summary
The August 13, 2026 release describes an unnamed Canadian textile-systems manufacturer that supplies DND. Crypsis integration has three phases contingent on milestones and mutual agreement, with estimated total development costs of CAD 250,000, principally engineering/technical-service payments. This is a planning estimate, not a guaranteed aggregate contract value. Alchemy retains Crypsis IP; manufacturing requires a separate agreement. The MD&A dates the underlying agreement to March 2026.
Supports: Capability · summary
Alchemy entered an NRE agreement with an unnamed Canadian textile systems manufacturer supplying DND. Three development phases depend on milestones and mutual agreement; estimated total development cost of CAD 250,000 is not fixed or guaranteed contract value. Alchemy retains Crypsis IP, with commercial production subject to a later separate agreement.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
The August 13, 2026 release describes an unnamed Canadian textile-systems manufacturer that supplies DND. Crypsis integration has three phases contingent on milestones and mutual agreement, with estimated total development costs of CAD 250,000, principally engineering/technical-service payments. This is a planning estimate, not a guaranteed aggregate contract value. Alchemy retains Crypsis IP; manufacturing requires a separate agreement. The MD&A dates the underlying agreement to March 2026.
Source type: official company product
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Alchemy describes transparent abrasion-resistant, weatherable Endurance nanoceramic coatings for flexible substrates supporting ExoShield. Crypsis is tunable signature-management material limited to eligible military and law-enforcement customers.
