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New pigment-free coating stays 6°C coolerthan surrounding air in desert sun

TOI SCIENCE DESK26 Aug 2026, 08:30 amUpdated 54 min ago1 min readIndiaIndia

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New pigment-free coating stays 6°C cooler than surrounding air in desert sun

Columbia Engineering researchers developed a porous polymer coating that can cool surfaces below the surrounding air temperature without using electricity. The coating replaces conventional white pigments with nano-to-microscale air voids that reflect sunlight and release heat towards the sky. Tests showed the surface stayed about 6°C below ambient temperature in Arizona and 3°C below it in Bangladesh.

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Source: Times of India · TOI SCIENCE DESK. Published 26 Aug 2026, 08:30 am.

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