#cooling paint

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Scientists Develop Energy Efficient Cooling Paint That Works Like Natural Sweat | Happy Eco News

Scientists developed an energy efficient cooling paint that works like human skin, releasing water through evaporation to cool buildings nat

Passive Cooling Paint Offers Energy-Free Cooling and Potable Water for Communities | Happy Eco News

Passive cooling paint reduces indoor heat without the need for electricity and harvests moisture from the air for use in potable water. Dura

Passive cooling paint enabled by rational design of thermal-optical and mass transfer properties

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White Radiative Cooling Paint Reflects Over 95% of Incoming Light To Keep Buildings Cool

Researchers from Indiana’s public research university – Purdue University – have developed a new ultra-white paint that reflects more than 95% of sunlight. Applying this paint to a building can cool the surface lower than the ambient temperature, resulting in lower cooling costs and energy use. Over the years, scientists...

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NYTimes: To Help Cool a Hot Planet, the Whitest of White Coats

To Help Cool a Hot Planet, the Whitest of White Coats https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/climate/white-paint-climate-cooling.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

To Help Cool a Hot Planet, the Whitest of White Coats

Scientists at Purdue have created a white paint that, when applied, can reduce the surface temperature on a roof and cool the building benea

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This is such a fascinating project, considering the scorching temperatures we experience here in Southeast Asia, now that we're in the peak of the dry season. Staying indoors doesn't really give respite in the hot weather because it seems that the heat continues to seep through the roof and walls, making the air feel more humid inside. If one really wants to cool down, staying in front of the electric fan and drinking cool liquids all day is a must. Keeping the air conditioning on isn't really advisable not just because of high electricity costs, but it can also emit greenhouse gases and worsen the effects of climate change further.

Slapping on a cooling paint will be a more cost-effective option, especially for homeowners seeking relief from temperatures that can go between 30 and 50 degrees Celsius (86 and 122 degrees Fahrenheit). Residents who participated in this project in Indonesia attested to the decrease of warm air indoors, resulting in greater comfort, as shown in the CNA Insider's video report above. This shows such promising implications for families looking for alternatives in cooling down their homes under the sweltering return of the El Niño phenomenon this year.

The increasing temperatures in our planet illustrates a need for us to come up with and take part in sustainable solutions that will help us maintain comfortable living conditions without exacerbating the current state of our climate problems. The cool roof initiative of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia is just one of the uplifting options we can take into account. There's a lot of possibilities out there like solar energy, hydroelectric power, geothermal heating, among others.

A case has to be put forward to harness natural resources responsibly and creatively so we can have more hope in achieving our universal ambition to keep global warming within safe levels for all life on earth. As citizens, we can solicit for better options to cope with our climate challenges and a greater focus to improving our environment for the better in today's technological age. This will, however, require political will from government bodies and cooperation from leading electricity service providers, at the very least. If we want to have a future where we and succeeding generations can comfortably live, then we have to uphold sustainable development that doesn't compromise our planet.

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