Spectrally engineered textile for radiative cooling against urban heat islands (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Spectrally engineered textile for radiative cooling against urban heat islands

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UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering PhD candidate Chenxi Sui (left) and Asst. Prof. Po-Chun Hsu show off a sample of a new cooling textile that reflects both direct sunlight and the thermal radiation from pavement and buildings in urban heat islands. Their results, published in Science, show the material keeps 2.3 degrees Celsius (4.1 degrees Fahrenheit) cooler than outdoor endurance sports fabric and 8.9 degrees Celsius (16 degrees Fahrenheit) cooler than commercialized silk.

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Photo by John Zich / UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

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