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Billions hear of Purdue’s record for the world’s whitest paint

In 2021, Purdue University mechanical engineering professor Xiulin Ruan and his students earned a Guinness World Records TM title for the world’s whitest paint. The paint reflects about 98% of ...
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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 ...
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Researchers create world’s whitest paint designed to reduce need for air conditioning

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers at Purdue University say they’ve developed the world’s whitest paint that’s designed to reduce or even eliminate the need for air conditioning. Xiulin Ruan, a ...
Fast Company

The world’s whitest white paint is coming for cars, planes, and spacecraft

The same scientists at Purdue University have now developed whitest white 2.0 and the research has been published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science. The new version is 2.5 times thinner ...
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Purdue’s ‘world’s whitest paint’ wins 2023 SXSW Innovation Award

The world’s whitest paint, developed by Purdue University researchers and recognized in Guinness World Records, has been named winner of the 2023 Innovation Award in the sustainability category by ...
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The whitest material in the world

Discover Spectralon, a material so white it reflects over 99% of light, making it one of the brightest substances on Earth. Atlanta forfeits $37.5M in airport funds after refusing to agree to Trump's ...