Brilliantly whitewashed houses are a familiar sight in hot countries, from Morocco to Greece. In fact, white-painted roofs “have been used to cool buildings for centuries”, said The Guardian.
An experiment in Bhopal in central India found that solar reflective paint on low-rise buildings saved energy load by 303 kWh in peak summer hours. There are even estimates for the potential ...
Researchers from Australia’s Western Sydney University have created a reflective coating for solar tiles to reduce the operating temperatures of tiles by up to 11 C, while increasing their ...
Mixed with the calcium carbonate, it’s both reflective and emissive on that magic IR frequency that passes right through the atmosphere. The only problem is that calling the result a paint is ...
It has finally happened: Glossier has launched its first ever bronzer. Solar Paint, £17, was designed to help you recreate the warm glow you get from a day in the sunshine – and in true ...
Its non-reflective quality makes it ideal for hiding wall imperfections. “The nature of flat paint hides these imperfections because of the way that light reflects off of a flat paint surface ...
But paints designed to be significantly more reflective than standard white paint could heighten the effect. i2Cool in Hong Kong is one of several firms marketing such a product at present.
He flips that focus with inventions for roads—paint that changes color when the temperature drops, lanes that charge the electric cars driving on them, and reflective lines powered by urban ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — New research into the vulnerability of power grids served by weather-dependent renewable energy sources (WD-RESs) such as solar and wind paints a hopeful picture as various ...