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Re:New carbon nanotube-metal hierarchical material is 10x da... by overcast on Saturday September 14, 2019 @11:56PM (#20975500)
I can't imagine the temperature of that car after sitting in the sun for an hour.
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Re:New carbon nanotube-metal hierarchical material is 10x da... by SamReidHughes on Sunday September 15, 2019 @12:07AM (#20975525)
Basically the same as a 99% absorbent black.
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Re:New carbon nanotube-metal hierarchical material is 10x da... by rightbyte on Sunday September 15, 2019 @04:28AM (#20976192)
It radiates more too. The steady state temperature of the steel plates will be the same as white paint, right?

I assume the AC has to work a little bit more during driving though.

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