The reluctance for oil and water to mix is so well-known that it's even used to described things that don't go well together - it's why salad dressing separates if it hasn't been mixed for a few ...

Oil and water can for the first time be mixed and separated on demand thanks to a new, reversible surfactant. The liquid molecule could prove invaluable in mitigating the environmental damage caused ...

Scientists have made a surfactant based on nanoparticle dimers, which is responsive to multiple stimuli. The nanosurfactant combines several characteristics of each 'active' molecular surfactant which ...

Surfactants are amphiphilic molecules that contain hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts. Surfactants orient themselves at the air-water interface so that the hydrophilic part is in water and the ...

A jar containing a clear liquid that looks like water, but is actually an emulsion of oil and water at the nanoscale. MIT Water and oil have been foes forever. It is widely established these two ...

There are limited data to inform the choice between early treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and early surfactant treatment as the initial support for extremely-low-birth-weight ...

Multiphase flows are so common in everyday life as to go unnoticed, yet they have eluded rigorous characterization, especially in confined settings and under the influence of surfactant. The objective ...

What happens to soap and detergent surfactants when they run down the drain? Do they seep into the groundwater, lakes and streams, where they could pose a risk to fish and frogs? Not likely. This is ...

The Thai chemical giant Indorama Ventures is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of the surfactant business it has been building in recent years. The proposed move is part of an overhaul the ...