So, we decided to paint the top of our smoking-hot black Cherokee white to see if we could cool the inside down a bit. We ended up using under $40 worth of paint and materials, and it took us less ...

This combination of multiple cooling mechanisms gives the paint super-cooling powers. In a pilot test in Singapore, one of the most humid cities in the world, the paint achieved up to 10 times ...

The paint reflects 95.5% of sunlight and "can keep surfaces up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their ambient surroundings," said Purdue in a statement this week.

The paint reflects 98.1% of solar radiation while also emitting infrared heat. How soon until it's on the shelves at a major retailer? The paint is intended to be used on roofs, including roofing ...

The cool paint lowered the cars’ roof-panel temperature by 12 degrees Celsius (22 degrees Fahrenheit) and the interiors by 5 C (9 F), according to Nissan. Cooling materials already are widely ...

It is cool to the touch, even under a blazing sun, Dr. Ruan said. Unlike air-conditioners, the paint doesn’t need any energy to work, and it doesn’t warm the outside air.

A Nanyang Technological University real-world study has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can help pedestrians feel up to 1.5º Celsius (2.7º F) cooler, making the urban area ...

Nissan showed Aug. 6 what it called a “cool paint” to keep people inside vehicles cooler, although the coating is six times thicker, making commercialization still a challenge.

Susumu Miura, a Nissan Research Center manager, shows a Nissan car that is coated with the special cool paint, under testing at Tokyos Haneda airport Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama ...