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It’s common sense: When it’s hot outside, don’t put on a dark shirt—wear white instead. A team of researchers at Purdue University has put this common knowledge to work to figure out ways to cool ...

It started with [KB9ENS] looking into paints or coatings for passive or radiative cooling, and in the process he decided to DIY his own. Not only is it perfectly accessible to a home experimenter, his ...

A new formulation of the world’s whitest paint is thinner and lighter enough to be used on cars and airplanes for radiating heat away, according to a new study. The world’s whitest paint, seen in this ...

As peak temperatures around the world continue to soar, simply turning up the air conditioning isn’t going to be a long-term solution. We’re going to need other ways to beat the heat, like developing ...

It reflects up to 98.1% of sunlight and can cool buildings the world over. This is an Inside Science story. Typical commercial white paints reflect only 80% to 90% of sunlight and fail to help ...

Scientists have unveiled the whitest paint ever—a paint so powerful, it can drop the temperature by whole degrees inside buildings, potentially eliminating the need for air conditioning. Could this ...

A special experimental white paint that recently made it into the Guinness World Records could one day help keep the world from heating up. John Yang explains from West Lafayette, Indiana. The ...

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In an effort to curb global warming, engineers have created the whitest paint yet. Coating buildings with this paint may one day cool them off enough to reduce the need for air conditioning, the ...

The world's whitest paint is now thinner and lighter than ever before. This makes it ideal for cooling vehicles like airplanes or cars, which reduces the reliance on air conditioning. The world's ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global barium sulfate market research report by Technavio predicts the market to post a CAGR of around 4% during the period 2018-2022. A key driver for the global barium ...