IR Version: Columbia Engineers Invent a Porous Polymer Coating that Cools down Buildings (IMAGE)

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

IR Version: Columbia Engineers Invent a Porous Polymer Coating that Cools down Buildings

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When exposed to the sky, the porous polymer PDRC coating reflects sunlight and emits heat to attain significantly cooler temperatures than typical building materials or even the ambient air.

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Jyotirmoy Mandal/Columbia Engineering

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