2021-04-30

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Scientists believe a special "ultrawhite" paint could be a better way to cool homes and save energy - it uses particles of Barium Sulfate (Sulphate).

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Featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Senior Technician Neil Barnes from the University of Nottingham.

Ultrawhite BaSO4 Paints and Films for Remarkable Daytime Subambient Radiative Cooling: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.1c02368

Press release: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2021/Q2/the-whitest-paint-is-here-and-its-the-coolest.-literally..html

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