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To ease global warming, the whitest of paints

Scientists at Purdue have created a white paint that, when applied, can reduce the surface temperature on a roof and cool the building beneath it.
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Bringing the chill of the cosmos to a warming planet
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Bringing the chill of the cosmos to a warming planet

Scientists are tapping into a law of physics to create cooling systems that work without special fuel or electricity.
What if space could cool the Earth?
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What if space could cool the Earth?

New technologies may allow us to use the atmosphere itself to vent excess heat from Earth directly into space.
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