Solar panels serve as a fundamental element of sustainable energy systems, yet roof painting with white colour substantially increases their operational capabilities. Solar panels benefit from white ...

Extreme heat is having a detrimental impact on women living in Indian slums. Now a simple solution is helping them keep cool. The roof in Pinky's home in western India glistens in the bright sunlight.

White or reflective paint is more effective at cooling cities than covering roofs in solar panels or greenery, scientists say, and could offer some relief on extremely hot summer days. Covering roofs ...

New research from Purdue University has helped develop a white paint that has a solar reflectance of 97.9 percent, which can help keep objects painted with it cooler. A development of an older ...

In a recent BBC interview, the former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon suggested that this reduction could be as much as 30C, with the internal temperature of the building falling by as much as seven ...