Collaborate Disseminate
What if a building could stay cool simply because of its paint job? We’re not talking about putting flames on the sides. Purdue engineers have come up with a formulation of white paint that reflects the heat from sunlight and keeps surfaces cooler than their surroundings. Depending on the location, …read more
Continue reading Purdue’s Powerful Paint Could Cancel Climate Change
Researchers from Purdue University have developed a new white paint that can reflect over 95 percent of sunlight, which can cool the surface even lower than the ambient temperature. Painted on a building, the new paint could help cut cooling costs and … Continue reading Super-white paint reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight to cool buildings
When most people picture swarms of collaborating robots, they generally think of applications such as search and rescue operations. A new study, however, suggests that such swarms could also be used to help artists put paint to canvas.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Tiny robots work together to paint pictures
To get the perfect mix for your paint, you need a good shake that is as random as possible. [Mark Rhodes] wanted to automate the process of mixing paint, so he built a 3D printed shaker to thoroughly shake small paint bottles. Using only a single motor, it shakes the …read more
Researchers in the US and UK have found a new way to improve paints and coatings, by adding “two-faced” nanoparticles. With one face that attracts water and another that repels it, the particles arranged themselves into a flat layer on a painted surfac… Continue reading Two-faced nanoparticles help make stickier, more water-repellent paint
When folks started quarantining, chalk art spilled onto driveways and sidewalks to remind us that there’s still beauty and creative people doing what they always do. Now it’s time to strut your stuff and show your neighbors that things are greener on your slab of concrete. [friedpotatoes] has shared their …read more
Continue reading Mixing Up Your Own Supersized Sidewalk Chalk
Just like a tennis player might don a white shirt instead of a black one on warm summer’s day, researchers see great potential in dressing buildings in reflective white paints to keep them cool. A team of material scientists is reporting a major advanc… Continue reading Super white paint leans on Teflon to reflect up to 98% of the Sun’s heat
3D printing may indeed allow for the creation of intricate objects, but what happens if you want to apply paint – or some type of functional coating – to all of those nooks and crannies? Well, a newly-adapted technology should let you do so easily, wit… Continue reading “Electric mist” used to paint complex 3D-printed objects
Sometimes we manage to miss projects when they first appear, only to have the joy of discovering them a while later. So it is with [John Opsahl]’s Project Convert To Paint, a CNC painting ‘bot that takes a bitmap image and paints it on canvas as a fine artist would, …read more
Continue reading A Masterpiece, But Our Maestro Is A CNC Machine
Let’s say you’ve watched a few episodes of “The Joy of Painting” and you want your inner [Bob Ross] to break free. You get the requisite supplies for oil painting – don’t forget the alizarin crimson! – and start to apply paint to canvas, only to find your happy little …read more
Continue reading Color Your World with this CNC Painting Robot