Introduction You may have heard people say, “Those two mix like oil and water,” when they’re describing two people who don’t get along. Maybe you’ve also noticed shiny oil floating on the surface of ...

(Nanowerk News) The reluctance of oil and water to mix together and stay that way is so well-known that it has become a cliché for describing any two things that do not go together well. Now, a new ...

You can mix oil and water. In its continuing quest to upend old verities and the sayings that spring from them, MIT, which recently announced it was working on technology to see around corners, is ...

Queen's University researchers have devised a "green chemistry" solution to one of the oil industry's biggest problems -- in a cost-effective way. Queen's University researchers have devised a "green ...

A team of Auckland chemists have created tiny plant-based particles that can bring oil and water together.

It sounds almost too good to be true. Researchers at Queen's University in Canada have found an effective and environmentally friendly way to mix (and unmix) oil and water. This could help the oil ...

After tackling the phrase "comparing apples and oranges" a couple weeks ago, a co-worker suggested I take a look at "mixing like oil and water." O.K. Here goes: The phrase, as we know, is applied to ...

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches, carrying Starlink satellites into orbit Jack White Passes Along Meg White's Regards as White ...