Electrochromic adaptive infrared camouflage is a technology for artificially programmable infrared emissivity of surfaces. As an example, this would permit a vehicle, or a person to blend into its surroundings, and become invisible to an infrared camera.

A great deal has been accomplished in this research program, that will help convert this technology into a practical reality. The main technical objective is the controlled reduction of infrared emissivity.Electrochromic materials change their color by undergoing an electronic transition of some form. In the most common type the electronic transformation is induced electro-chemically in special polymeric materials.