Researchers in California have engineered a reflective coating that, when applied to blacktop, can lower the surface temperature of a city boulevard or a parking lot by a whopping 40 degrees Fahrenheit on a sweltering summer day.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Bye-Bye, Blacktop—Why White Streets Will Chill Our Sweltering Cities
Bye-Bye, Blacktop—Why White Streets Will Chill Our Sweltering Cities
Researchers in California have engineered a reflective coating that, when applied to blacktop, can lower the surface temperature of a city boulevard or a parking lot by a whopping 40 degrees Fahrenheit on a sweltering summer day.
Researchers in California have engineered a reflective coating that, when applied to blacktop, can lower the surface temperature of a city boulevard or a parking lot by a whopping 40 degrees Fahrenheit on a sweltering summer day.
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