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Ultra-white ceramic cools buildings with record-high 99.6% reflectivity::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

If the top of my head

  • it cools your house in the winter, too
  • It's probably annoyingly bright if you can see the roof from ground level
  • likely to degrade over time necessitating replacing tiles to maintain the effect
  • Doesn't work as well if you've got solar panels or trees obstructing it
  • other stuff, probably