Our take: These affordable Mylar thermal blankets are good to keep in a car emergency kit or in a backpack during an overnight hike. What we like: Mylar retains 90% of body heat.

The difference between surviving and not surviving extremely cold weather can be as thin as a sheet of metallic plastic, or Mylar. Heat retention is vital when there are no other sources of heat or… ...

The difference between surviving and not surviving extremely cold weather can be as thin as a sheet of metallic plastic, or Mylar. Heat retention is vital when there are no other sources of heat or… ...

Thermal blanket: A thermal blanket has reflective mylar on the inside. This is used to direct your own body heat back toward you to help keep you warm in adverse conditions. These blankets can be ...

It is unclear what the jackets are made of or if they differ from space blankets made of Mylar. Ukraine claims to have invented an "invisibility cloak" to help its soldiers evade detection by ...

The difference between surviving and not surviving extremely cold weather can be as thin as a sheet of metallic plastic, or Mylar. Heat retention is vital when there are no other sources of heat or… ...

To prevent thermal-imaging-equipped Ukrainian drones and snipers from detecting them, Russian troops are using space blankets to cloak their heat signatures. Search Pop Mech Pro ...

A group of volunteers from Boston’s Cathedral Church of St. Paul is distributing hundreds of silver Mylar “space” blankets, prized for their capacity to ward off wind and moisture, to the ...

Mylar blankets have become a symbol of the crisis on the US-Mexico border. The blankets were first developed by NASA in 1964 to protect equipment and personnel from extreme temperatures in space ...