UCLA-led Team Develops Ways to Keep Buildings Cool with Improved Super White Paints
A research team led by UCLA materials scientists has demonstrated ways to make super white paint that reflects as much as 98% of incoming heat from the sun. The advance shows practical pathways for designing paints that, if used on rooftops and other parts of a building, could significantly reduce cooling costs, beyond what standard white ‘cool-roof’ paints can achieve.
Typical white paint manages to reflect just 85% of light falling on it.
