This new coating could help keep buildings cool

Published September 28, 2018 This content is archived.

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An article in Smithsonian magazine about a new coating that uses tiny air holes to reflect sunlight, cooling buildings better than white paint, interviews Mark Swihart, professor of chemical and biological engineering, who said other scientists have used solar-reflecting methods to achieve cooling.

“However, what is new here is the relatively simple and clever means of achieving the result,” he said. “As best I can tell, nobody has previously proposed using such porous polymers for this passive cooling application. The novelty of the work lies in the selection of this very simple method for forming films that achieve the passive cooling effect.”

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