The Greeks painted houses white to stop the spread of cholera. Now white paint is saving energy.9/18/2023 Scientists at Purdue University developed a new super-white acrylic paint that reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight and can save energy for urban dwellers. Wow!
"A surface painted with the whitest white can be eight degrees Fahrenheit cooler. At night, the difference is even more pronounced, at up to 19 degrees." Below is a photo taken in 2012 on a hill-top overlooking Oia, Santorini, Greece.
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