--- description: Find out why NanoTech Materials Insulative Ceramic Particle is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: NanoTech Materials Insulative Ceramic Particle: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71e1f6013831c78c/698a8a2bb3fce31fa30d231d/nanotech-materials-insulative-ceramic-particles-best-inventions.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # Keeping Buildings Cool by [Alison Van Houten](/author/alison-van-houten/) ## Alison Van Houten Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  To test its anti-flammability technology, NanoTech Materials slathered an egg in its [Wildfire Shield](https://nanotechmaterials.com/nanotech-fireproof-coating/ "undefined") coating and set it ablaze. It remained raw. Meant for buildings, the product contains their [Insulative Ceramic Particle](https://nanotechmaterials.com/insulative-coat/ "undefined") (ICP), a powder that can be integrated into other materials, like drywall or shingles, to improve fire resistance and reduce heat penetration. In the case of the company's other product, [Cool Roof Coat](https://nanotechmaterials.com/nanotech-cool-roof-coat/ "undefined"), NanoTech says it can reduce HVAC use by half. Since March 2023, Cool Roof Coat, which is simply painted on the roof of a building, has quickly scaled up to distribute nationwide via a network of approved roofing applicators, and internationally. Meanwhile, Wildfire Shield has already been used at SpaceX launch areas and along highways by the state of California, where the Park Fire alone torched some 430,000 acres this July. In addition to preventing material damage, Wildfire Shield prevents the ill effects of noxious smoke. "The smoke is a big deal because then it allows firefighters and whoever needs to get in," says CEO and cofounder Mike Francis. These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094850/nanotech-materials-insulative-ceramic-particle/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094850/nanotech-materials-insulative-ceramic-particle/"},"headline":"NanoTech Materials Insulative Ceramic Particle: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:44:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:33.102Z","description":"Find out why NanoTech Materials Insulative Ceramic Particle is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094850/nanotech-materials-insulative-ceramic-particle/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71e1f6013831c78c/698a8a2bb3fce31fa30d231d/nanotech-materials-insulative-ceramic-particles-best-inventions.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alison Van Houten","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alison-van-houten/"}],"creator":"Alison Van Houten","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71e1f6013831c78c/698a8a2bb3fce31fa30d231d/nanotech-materials-insulative-ceramic-particles-best-inventions.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094850/nanotech-materials-insulative-ceramic-particle/","name":"NanoTech Materials Insulative Ceramic Particle: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]}] ```