Animation Illustrating Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling (VIDEO)

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

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Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) involves simultaneously reflecting sunlight and radiating heat into the cold sky to achieve a net heat loss. The process, which is spontaneous, can cool down structures to sub-ambient temperatures.

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