Scientists at Stanford University have designed a new paint that could help reduce our growing reliance on air conditioners and heaters.
Other paints and glazes help reflect mid-infrared light, but this new version from Stanford is not justor silver. Its variety of colors include white, blue, red, yellow, green, orange, purple, and dark gray.
This rainbow is possible because the new paint has two layers that are applied in a series. The first is the reflective bottom layer, which contains silver aluminum flakes. The second is an infrared transparent top layer that contains colorful inorganic nanoparticles.to reflect other wavelengths of infrared light, so it's not wholly unique, although it does seem quite effective.
When used on the outside of a building, infrared light from the Sun passes through the top layer of paint and bounces off the mirror-like bottom layer. This way, heat from the Sun is not absorbed by the building.
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