Artnet

Scientists Claim This New Paint Is the Whitest White Ever Made—and It Could It Help Combat Global Warming

A new super-white color of paint is so bright you might just need shades. Developed by scientists at Indiana’s Purdue University, the new whitest white acrylic paint reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight.
Artnet

Scientists Have Developed the Whitest White Paint Ever Made—So Reflective It Can Cool Surfaces

In 2020, scientists at Purdue University developed a new super-white acrylic paint that reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight. Since then, they’ve made it even whiter, with a new formula that has ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Ultra-White Paint May Someday Replace Air Conditioning

Xiulin Ruan, a Purdue University professor of mechanical engineering, holds up his lab’s sample of the whitest paint on record. Purdue University/Jared Pike A new coat of paint is an easy way to ...
The New York Times

To Help Cool a Hot Planet, the Whitest of White Coats

Scientists at Purdue have created a white paint that, when applied, can reduce the surface temperature on a roof and cool the building beneath it. By Cara Buckley Xiulin Ruan, a professor of ...