Using Rytov’s fluctuational electrodynamics framework, Polder and Van Hove predicted that radiative heat transfer between planar surfaces separated by a vacuum gap smaller than the thermal ...

Aerosols from biomass burning can alter the radiative energy balance of the Earth by reflecting or absorbing solar radiation. Satellite measurements indicate that the amount of energy absorbed by ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Passive cooling, like the shade a tree provides, has been around forever. Recently, researchers have been exploring how to turbo charge a passive cooling technique — known as radiative ...

Radiative cooling was achieved by sandwiching the solar cell between two layers of soda-lime glass, which is known to be a good broadband radiative cooler. These setups were tested outside, with ...

Researchers in Italy have proposed the use of radiative coolers made of cementitious materials to reduce the operating temperature of solar panels. They incorporated Auger (AUG) and Shockley ...

Hybrid concentrated radiative cooling and solar heating in a single system. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100338 ...

Passive radiative cooling utilizes that thermal energy can leave an object in the form of infrared radiation. All objects emit heat as infrared light -- trees, buildings, water and even humans.

Thus radiative forcing, measured in watts per square meter of surface, is a direct measure of the impact that recent human activities — including not just greenhouse gases added to the air, but ...

Spanish researchers have discovered a material said to offer radiative cooling and self-cleaning of devices which undergo critical heating during operation, such as PV panels. The thermal emitter ...

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New radiative cooling material works better than others while being waterproof, breathable and easy to make by Prachi Patel, special to C&EN April 26, 2023 4 min read ...