[KB9ENS] read about a type of ultra-white paint formulation that not only reflects heat, but is able to radiate it into space, cooling the painted surface to below ambient temperature.

An ultra-white paint sample shown in infrared light. The dark purple square where the paint was applied is colder than the ambient temperature. Photo by Joseph Peoples courtesy of Purdue University.

He calculated that if materials such as Purdue’s ultra-white paint were to coat between 1 percent and 2 percent of the Earth’s surface, slightly more than half the size of the Sahara, ...

The whitest paint in the world has been created in a lab at Purdue University, a paint so white that it could eventually reduce or even eliminate the need for air conditioning, scientists say. The ...

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In the spring of 2021, the Purdue engineers unveiled an ultra white paint that can make surfaces as much as eight degrees Fahrenheit cooler than ambient air temperatures at midday, ...

But in order to do so, he estimates that we would have to coat 1-2% of the Earth’s surface in ultra-white paint — or in other words, approximately the entire United States: cornfields, ...

While you can’t go out and buy this ultra-white paint right now, Ruan said the team is in talks with manufacturers to begin the process of creating and selling it as a product.

White paint already has a track record of cooling urban areas, but a new twist on it could make it even more effective. An ultra-white coating can reflect just over 98 percent of sunlight, cooling ...

An ultra-white coating can reflect just over 98 percent of sunlight, compared to commercial white pants that reflect just 80 to 90 percent of sunlight. The new paint kept outdoor surfaces 8 ...