Purdue University scientists have created an ultra-white paint that does just that. The paint allows the surface to shed the sun’s heat and cool itself down without needing any extra energy.

But against the backdrop of record-high global temperatures, scientists and governments are increasingly looking to new forms of white paint as a cheap, accessible cooling method. How to cool down ...

Cantley is encouraging dialed-back shades (like the breezy blue above) in 2025: “As fun as any saturated pink, orange or red ...

A new type of white paint has the potential to cool buildings and reduce the reliance on air conditioning, say researchers. In a study, the new product was able to reflect 95.5% of sunlight and ...

This white paint could eliminate the need for air ... from the sun than it emits which lets a surface coated with this paint cool below the surrounding temperature, and that too without consuming ...

Cool roofs also emit away some heat normally ... This is why a University College London team decided not to use white paint for a resettlement colony project in New Delhi. "The residents were ...