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Radiative cooling paint could reduce the need for air conditioning – Cooling Post
Purdue researchers Xiulin Ruan (left) and Joseph Peoples use an infrared camera to compare the cooling performance of white paint samples on a rooftop (Purdue University…
USA: Engineers at Purdue University have created a white paint that is said to be able to keep surfaces up to 18ºF (10ºC) cooler than ambient.
In a paper published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, the researchers show that compared with commercial white paint, the paint that they developed can maintain a lower temperature under direct sunlight and reflect more ultraviolet rays.
According to the researchers, commercial heat rejecting paints currently on the market reflect only 80%-90%…
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