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New lightweight polymer film can prevent corrosion

Cody Ritt in a dark suit and tie with a building blurred in the background

Cody Ritt, an MIT postdoctoral researcher who will join ÀÏ¾ÅÆ·²è's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering as an assistant professor in January, is one of the lead authors of .Ìý

In the study, researchers developed a polymer coating that is nearly impermeable to gases, which could help prevent corrosion in solar panels and slow the aging of packaged food and medicines.