"Cool" white roofs are seen as an easy ... side by side with the blackest black," said Prof Ruan. That ultra-black coating is a material scientists developed in 2014, called Vantablack.

In 2017, more than 3,000 city rooftops were painted using both white lime and a special reflective coating. Known simply as "cool roofing", this process is designed to reduce the solar radiation ...

Arizona State University, Phoenix, and 3M test a 'cool roof' coating at an outdoor shelter to reduce heat for the homeless.

Worldwide Demand for Cool Roof Coatings Market is poised to reach a market value of US$ 4.92 billion in 2024, as mentioned in the revised market research analysis published by Fact.MR, a market ...

On hot summer days, roofs, buildings and other urban ... And surface temperatures won't rise as much. So, would coating our streets white help cool down our cities? Enter Jeff Luzar, he's the ...