Researchers have created a new cooling fabric with a chalk-based coating to beat the summer heat. The University of ...

The ephemeral nature of chalk art is what makes it special. Instead of seeing this as a negative, artists can use it as a ...

Now, researchers have created a flexible and durable chalk-based coating to treat fabric with. It helps cool the air underneath the fabric by up to eight degrees Fahrenheit. And best of all ...

On this outdoor testing station, the cooling ability of fabric squares treated with a chalk-based coating was tested in multiple urban environments, such as this open concrete veranda next to a ...

Fabric treated with the team's chalk-based coating kept the air underneath up to 6 degrees Fahrenheit cooler in warmer urban environments. As air temperatures stay elevated through fall months ...