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Nissan develops paint that keeps cars cool in summer heat (www.asahi.com)
submitted 10 months ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Nissan Motor Co. said it has developed a new type of paint that significantly reduces the temperature inside vehicles parked in direct sunlight.

The surface of a car coated with the innovative material remains up to 12 degrees cooler than that of a vehicle with standard paint, tests showed.

The company said the coating material can help rein in the temperature rise not only on the car's body but also in the vehicle when exposed to direct sunlight.

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[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Got in my car after work yesterday and it was 102F inside. It was awful

[–] terminhell@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (8 children)

Lucky! I've seen 150 here in Louisiana.

And even higher when I lived in the Mojave desert. Like, if you didn't leave a window cracked there's a real chance your windshield cracks.

[–] Syd@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Must have had you wishing for a nuclear winter.

[–] terminhell@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It's not so much the thermometer temp here in Louisiana. It's the 80-99% humidity. At these levels your body's main heat defense: Sweat - no longer works as it can't evaporate fast enough or at all. Then it becomes an insulator and a feedback loop of hell. Like being wrapped up in a wet electric blanket.

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