Chameleon coating is supposed to resolve the issues with fluid hydraulics where atmospheric pressure changes under different environments.
A possible nano film that could be used to counteract temperature changes are the pure metals Ag (silver) and Au (gold).
When the frontier changes from atmosphere to orbit, temperatures can range from -150 °C to nearly 200 °C[4] many of these lubrications break down at accelerated rates and thus become useless.
[2] Chameleon coatings are also often used on hypersonic and reusable launch vehicles that require lubrication in ambient atmosphere, vacuum (space), and during re-entry (high temperature).
A typical multilayer coating may use a molybdenum disulfide or diamond-like carbon for low friction at ambient conditions.