Many people have been getting flyers offering a service to paint your house number on the curb using reflective paint. But is this something you need? It's not something that homeowners are required ...

It’s common sense: When it’s hot outside, don’t put on a dark shirt—wear white instead. A team of researchers at Purdue University has put this common knowledge to work to figure out ways to cool ...

Painting the outside of your home a new color is a satisfying way to make a space your own. Now, thanks to Stanford University engineers, a new line of colorful paints may help reduce home energy use ...

Question: Why does South Carolina not use reflective paint when painting stripes on the roads? At night, and when it rains (especially at night), it is almost impossible to see the lines. Answer: The ...

A new “ultra-white’ paint could be a valuable tool for adapting to climate change. But it comes as city officials are haltingly adopting policies to confront a rising number of heat waves. A new ...

With emissions regulations getting stricter and stricter, car companies are constantly looking for new ways to reduce those dirty emissions and make cars better for the environment. One such way to do ...

If you’ve ever redone a room in your house and gone to the hardware store to pick out some fresh paint, you know that there’s a lot of different shades of white on the market. Turns out, there’s a new ...

Shanae LaSalle Munford, of Elk Grove, walks through DoCo with water after running errands during record-breaking heat as downtown Sacramento reaches 116 degrees Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, according to ...

A new superwhite paint is so reflective that it can cool a surface to below the surrounding air temperature, even under sunlight. It could help reduce the use of energy-intensive air conditioning in ...