98%
921
2 minutes
20
Transmission-type radiative cooling textiles represent a vital strategy for personal thermal management. However, traditional preparation methods based on heat-induced phase separation face significant challenges regarding cost, environmental impact, and optical performance. Herein, a novel preparation method is devloped by blending mid-IR transparent solid styrene ethylene butylene styrene (SEBS) with solid polyethylene (PE), enabling the creation of pores through dissolving SEBS. Consequently, large-scale production of transmission-type radiative cooling films at the meter scale are achieved, exhibiting 95% solar reflectivity and 80% mid-IR transmittance. Moreover, this method reduces costs by 68% and diminishes CO emissions by 92%. Under sunny and cloudy conditions (solar irradiance ≈730 and 280 Wm , respectively), the film-covered simulated skin demonstrates sub-ambient cooling effects of ≈4 and 3 °C. Given its exceptional passive cooling capabilities, low-cost, and scalability, this film holds great potential for industrial and personal applications.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202511138 | DOI Listing |
Adv Mater
September 2025
Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and International Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China.
Transmission-type radiative cooling textiles represent a vital strategy for personal thermal management. However, traditional preparation methods based on heat-induced phase separation face significant challenges regarding cost, environmental impact, and optical performance. Herein, a novel preparation method is devloped by blending mid-IR transparent solid styrene ethylene butylene styrene (SEBS) with solid polyethylene (PE), enabling the creation of pores through dissolving SEBS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Chem Phys
September 2025
Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Takano-nishibiraki-cho 34-4, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8103, Japan.
Linear carbon cluster anions, such as C6-, have been considered to be promising candidate interstellar molecules. Recent experiments have demonstrated that in a collision-free vacuum environment, C6- exhibits fast radiative cooling from its highly vibrationally excited states through inverse internal conversion (IIC). Since IIC is driven by vibronic coupling, the understanding of vibronic structures of C6- is of theoretical significance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdv Mater
September 2025
School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Buildings are increasingly being conceived as dynamic systems that interact with their surroundings to optimize energy performance and enhance occupant comfort. This evolution in architectural thinking draws inspiration from biological systems, where the building envelope functions like a thermally responsive "skin" that can autonomously adjust its optical and thermal properties in response to environmental temperature changes. Among the many approaches developed for smart building envelopes, passive thermoresponsive spectral modulation systems have attracted growing interest due to their structural simplicity and low energy demand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSci Total Environ
September 2025
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy. Electronic address:
Drought stress has profound impacts on ecosystems and societies, particularly in the context of climate change. Traditional drought indicators, which often rely on integrated water budget anomalies at various time scales, provide valuable insights but often fail to deliver clear, real-time assessments of vegetation stress. This study introduces the Cooling Efficiency Factor Index (CEFI), a novel metric purely derived from geostationary satellite observations, to detect vegetation drought stress by analyzing daytime surface warming anomalies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCarbohydr Polym
November 2025
Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill University, Quebec H9X 3V9, Canada.
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) offers a sustainable solution to global energy challenges by dissipating heat without energy input. However, conventional PDRC materials face trade-offs between biodegradability, color integration, optical transparency, and mechanical robustness. Herein, a biomimetic, structurally colored PDRC film fabricated via evaporation-induced self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), betaine, and polyvinyl alcohol was developed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF