Microbes frozen for 40,000 years in Alaska's permafrost are thawing as temperatures rise, releasing CO2 and posing new ...

MIT researchers have developed a lightweight polymer film that is nearly impenetrable to gas molecules, raising the ...

As glaciers and ice sheets retreat, they are exposing objects, organisms, and landscapes that have been locked away for ...

D polymer film that’s nearly impermeable to any gas may soon protect chips, sensors, OLEDs, and next-gen solar cells from ...

Ever since feudal peasants were converted into factory workers, academics have tried to figure out not just what “work” under ...

MIT researchers have created a new type of polymer film that is so tightly sealed it can stop even the smallest gas molecules ...

The physics of java and lava are actually quite similar, at least when it comes to bubbles, according to a surprising study.

With the potential for use as a protective coating to prevent solar cells and other infrastructure from corrosion, or to ...

Methanotrophs, including those that capture methane from the air, seem to outcompete methanogens in dry environments, a new ...

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say their polymer coating could be used to protect photovoltaic modules, due to its impermeability to gases. The team has demonstrated that a ...