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Colour is an early-stage materials foundry. We design, make and test thermal and magnetic materials in our own lab, built around one measure: the shortest path from a customer's specification to an independently tested sample.
Hardware is hitting two limits at once, heat and supply. Both are materials problems.
- Demand for magnet rare earths has doubled since 2015 (International Energy Agency).
- Seven heavy rare earths have been under Chinese export controls since April 2025 (International Energy Agency).
- Over half of electronic device failures are linked to heat, according to thermal materials maker Element Six.
One lab. One loop.
Materials work is usually split across suppliers, labs and consultants, and every handoff costs time. We keep the whole path from specification to verified sample under one roof, record every run, and make each project sharpen the next one.
We measure days from signed spec to released datasheet on every project, and we will publish the numbers, good or bad. The details of our process stay in the lab. The proof is published.
You have a hard spec and a schedule. We act as the materials lab you can call.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Share your spec | A 30-minute call and a short sheet, under NDA |
| 2. We make and test | A fixed-scope paid evaluation, with a written quote before any work |
| 3. You review the data | Independent results, including anything that missed, and a clear next step |
With Colour: a written spec, verified samples, traceable batches and your IP intact. Without a plan: missed thermal targets, single-source supply risk, and a qualification clock that starts too late.
Email our sales team · Spec-sheet templates
Materials should be engineered, not just extracted.
For centuries, civilisation has taken its materials from the ground and accepted the limits that came with it. We think the next era belongs to materials designed with precision, made in controlled laboratories, recycled where possible and measured at every step.
Atoms do not come from nothing, so we are plain about our aim: reduce dependence on virgin extraction, one verified material at a time. Prove one material. Partner with customers. Scale the foundry.
| Programme | Focus | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal composites | Copper-diamond heat spreaders tuned to your conductivity and thermal expansion | Research stage |
| High-temperature magnets | Magnets that hold strength under heat with less dysprosium and terbium | Research stage |
| Repository | What it is |
|---|---|
| colour-materials-research | Literature review, white paper and customer spec-sheet templates |
| colour-website | Source for the Colour website |
- Customers and partners: send your spec to buildwithcolours@gmail.com.
- Engineers and scientists: we are looking for founding engineers and advisors. Email us your work.
- Reviewers: spot an error in our research notes? Open an issue and we will credit the correction.
Status: early stage. We have no commercial product and no test data yet, and any targets we publish are labeled as proposals. Not legal, patent or investment advice.