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The Greeks painted houses white to stop the spread of cholera. Now white paint is saving energy.

9/18/2023

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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. 
On a hill-top overlooking the white painted buildings of Oia, Santorini, Greece
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