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Wrinkled hollow SiO2 microspheres enable efficient passive radiative cooling and localized thermal regulation films

A journal article published 2026-10-01 reports that specially structured hollow SiO2 microspheres can provide efficient passive radiative cooling and enable films for localized thermal regulation. Publisher is listed as Elsevier BV and content type as a journal article.

Categories: science-and-space, technology, energy-and-resources

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Confidence
4/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
7/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The paper reports a materials advance that enables passive radiative cooling and localized thermal-regulation films.

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