Smithsonian Magazine

This Ultra-White Paint May Someday Replace Air Conditioning

Xiulin Ruan, a Purdue University professor of mechanical engineering, holds up his lab’s sample of the whitest paint on record. Purdue University/Jared Pike A new coat of paint is an easy way to ...
CNN

This ultra-white paint could cool buildings, cutting the need for air conditioning

Scientists have developed a light-reflecting “ultra-white” paint, which they say could negate the need for air conditioning and even reduce carbon emissions, if used on a mass scale. The paint, ...
Popular Science

Super-white paint could cut air conditioning bills by 80 percent

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On a hot summer day, the temperature of a dark roof or sidewalk ...
Hackaday

That Ultra-White Paint That Helps Cool Surfaces? Make Your Own!

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 ...
KTVU

Ultra-white paint could reduce need for AC, Purdue researchers say

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Engineers at Purdue University say they have created the whitest paint yet, and it could reduce the need for air conditioning and curb global warming. Researchers said surfaces ...