COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Our science experiment this week deals with water, oil and food coloring to produce what appears to be fireworks in a glass. This week's demonstration was conducted at Pine ...

Water can float on oil, suggest new findings defying conventional wisdom that could have important applications in cleaning up oil spills that endanger seashores and fisheries, researchers say.

Inflow control devices (ICDs) paired with oil-swellable packers often perform water control during well completions in unconsolidated reservoirs, but ICD-packer systems offer effective zonal isolation ...

Sarah Vitak: This is Scientific American’s 60 Second Science. I’m Sarah Vitak. If you are kitchen-savvy, you probably know “the water test” method for getting stainless steel pans to the right ...

Researchers reported the findings of an experiment in which they used a material produced by the bacteria Gluconacetobacter hansenii as a filter to separate water from an oil mixture. Researchers have ...