Pelican Defense develops nanostructured materials and coatings engineered for survivability, sensing, and advanced electronics applications. Our work focuses on practical, mission-ready nanotechnologies—materials that improve radiation resilience, enable next-generation anti-tamper solutions, enhance heat management, or provide ultra-sensitive detection inside microelectronic systems.
Rather than “lab-scale nanotech,” our focus is on deployable products that integrate directly into defense hardware, test chips, and ruggedized systems.
Core Product Areas
Nanotube-Enhanced Coatings & Films
We create functional coatings using halloysite nanotubes, carbon nanotubes, and engineered nano-ceramics for:
- Radiation shielding enhancement
- Anti-tamper signaling layers
- Corrosion-resistant protective coatings
- Embedded diagnostic films
- Micro-porous electret layers for energy capture and charge retention
These coatings can be applied to PCBs, housings, cables, microelectronic packages, and aerospace structures.
Nano-Structured Sensing Layers
Pelican Defense fabricates nanostructured materials that serve as high-sensitivity sensing elements for:
- Radiation dose/dose-rate measurement
- Thermal hotspots and transient heating
- Environmental exposure (moisture, contaminants)
- Mechanical strain or vibration
These sensing layers integrate with on-chip diagnostics, MEMS structures, or system-level monitoring architectures.