“Rental-proof” paint can be peeled off the wall before you move out

Suppose you want to change the color of your rental apartment’s walls, but you don’t want to bother repainting them back to their original color before you move out. That’s where Unpaint comes in, as it’s an interior paint that can simply be peeled off… Continue reading “Rental-proof” paint can be peeled off the wall before you move out

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Nissan’s new paint cools cars by up to 21 °F in direct sunlight

Nissan has demonstrated a new automotive paint that can drastically cool a vehicle parked in direct sunshine. Tests have shown that treated cars stay up to 21.6 °F (12 °C) cooler than untreated cars parked side by side.Continue ReadingCategory: Materia… Continue reading Nissan’s new paint cools cars by up to 21 °F in direct sunlight

‘Green living paint’ produces oxygen and captures carbon dioxide

Researchers have created a paint containing living cyanobacteria that produces oxygen and can capture carbon dioxide. The bacteria’s ability to withstand extreme environments means this novel paint could be used in a range of applications, including ou… Continue reading ‘Green living paint’ produces oxygen and captures carbon dioxide

Paint Adds Support for Layers and Transparency With New Insider Update

A new Paint update for Insiders is adding support for layers and transparency, which should help to make the legacy app a more capable image editor.
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Colorful new paints block heat for cooler summers and warmer winters

Heating and cooling account for huge portions of our energy consumption and environmental impact, so systems that can passively control indoor climate are important. Now scientists at Stanford have created a new type of paint that blocks heat from ente… Continue reading Colorful new paints block heat for cooler summers and warmer winters

Thermochromic Treatment Keeps Solderless Breadboards Smokeless

There’s a point in a component’s thermal regime that’s between normal operation and overloaded to the point of obvious failure. That’s a dangerous region, because the component isn’t quite hot …read more Continue reading Thermochromic Treatment Keeps Solderless Breadboards Smokeless