Obvious problem with that research: any information that was successfully contained are tautologically things we would not know about. I completely agree with

Obvious problem with that research: any information that was successfully contained are tautologically things we would not know about. I completely agree with the entropy/leaking-gas analogy, and it may suggest an explanation for why information "leaks" so easily: compared to matter, the energy of information is extremely small. The energy cost of copying or moving is trivial, and easier movement implies faster diffusion.