To control color, the team sandwiched the polymer between two gold films. Light bounces off these films and interferes in ...

Radiative cooling technologies scatter heat and light into space, which could cut air-conditioning demand and keep people safe in heat waves. It’s getting harder to beat the heat. During the summer of ...

Durable mesh forms the base, while extensive synthetic overlays in varying textures—including highly reflective materials—wrap the upper, giving the shoe a distinctly mechanical, cyber-age feel. At ...

When the nights get longer, wetter, and windier, it becomes harder to avoid training at night. You should always wear reflective running gear in low light, but a reflective running jacket is ...

The Ceramic Shield 2 material that Apple uses for the iPhone 17 display includes an anti-reflective coating that's designed to cut down on glare. It's a coating that prior-generation iPhone models ...

Nike is continuing its 35th anniversary celebration for the Air Jordan 5 with a new colorway that Barbie would love. Originally debuted in 1990, the Air Jordan 5 kicked off a legacy filled with ...

Walk outside into 100-degree heat wearing a black shirt, and you’ll feel a whole lot hotter than if you were wearing white. Now think about your roof: If it’s also dark, it’s soaking up more of the ...

“Perhaps the sharpest, most recurrent shock of being alive is the realization that no one can give you a ready-made answer — not your parents or your teachers, not scripture or Stoicism, not ...

Extreme heat is one of climate change's most urgent and rapidly growing consequences, especially in cities. Urban areas are particularly vulnerable because they trap heat in building materials and ...