Ineos Olefins and Polymers Europe, based in London, has become the world’s first polymer producer to commission a multilayer, blown film line with Machine Direction Orientation (MDO). The company says ...

A polymer with a 2D molecular structure stacks into tightly packed layers — forming films of nanoscale thicknesses that are nearly impermeable to gases and moisture. Polymers are attractive barrier ...

MIT researchers have developed a lightweight polymer film that is nearly impenetrable to gas molecules, raising the possibility that it could be used as a protective coating to prevent solar cells and ...