Your car and home could stay cooler in summer thanks to a new paint created by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. The paint uses glass to create a more reflective surface coating, as well as to protect your paint job from harsh ultraviolet rays that normally corrode it.

The paint is made of silica and potassium silicate, and dries within hours to a tough, durable surface coating. Essentially, the chemistry makes the UV rays bounce right off, ensuring that the surface is not absorbing the solar radiation, which keeps it cool to the touch.

The uses are endless, from car paint to metal roofs to ships to bleachers at a ball game. APL's Jason J. Benkoski developed the paint with naval ships in mind, but it should work on any metal surface. It sprays on as an aerosol, and the coating can last up to a century. Benkoski also said in an American Chemical Society press release that he wants to use it on playground equipment. Anyone who has been a child (approximately 100 percent of people) knows it would be a great thing to use a slide in summer without getting scorched.

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Source: Gizmodo

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