Black-painted surfaces that receive the sun's heat become hotter than surfaces of any other color.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

I know table salt is white, but that is because you have power and you have multiple surfaces scattering, but a large crystal of sodium chloride is clear and colorless.

我知道食用盐是白色的，但这是因为你让它成了粉末,因为有了多个散射面，但是一个大的氯化钠晶体,是无色透明的。

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One such material is asphalt, a substance often placed on top of buildings and used to cover road surfaces.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

Studies have discovered evidence of harmful bacteria in toilets,on surfaces where food is prepared, even on home telephones.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

Or when babies put their mouth on painted surfaces or swallow pieces of paint.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

Unlike kilims, these "pile" carpets are not flat, they are deep and soft because their surfaces are covered with the ends of thousands of pieces of yarn.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

They compared the effects of black surfaces on rooftops with white roofs.

VOA: special.2010.03.02