New AtlasWood sponge soaks up oil from water -- ScienceDailyScience DailyOil spills and industrial discharge can contaminate water with greasy substances. Although it's true that oil and water don't mix, separating and recovering each ...Wood- …

Wood sponge soaks up oil from waterScience DailyOil spills and industrial discharge can contaminate water with greasy substances. Although it's true that oil and water don't mix, separating and recovering each component can still be challenging. No …

WSLS 1014 years later, oil still spewing from sunken Gulf platformWSLS 10(CNN) - In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil tragedy commanded the nation's attention for months. Eleven lives were lost and communities around the Gulf of Mexico ground to a halt u …

BloombergFrom Fish Oil to Miracle Drug: Weekend EditionBloombergWhen medical breakthroughs are announced, they often affect a surprisingly small number of people. Many new drugs these days are targeting rare diseases or niche patient groups, and their impa …

Quantum mechanics work lets oil industry know promise of recovery experimentsScience DailyWith their current approach, energy companies can extract about 35 percent of the oil in each well. Every 1 percent above that, compounded across thousands of wells, …

Quantum mechanics work lets oil industry know promise of recovery ...Science DailyPhysicists developed detailed quantum mechanical simulations that accurately predict the outcomes of various additive combinations in water used for ...and more &ra …

Cash, carbon, crude: How to make oil fields bury emissionsScience DailyIn February 2018, Donald Trump signed into law new tax credits that reward oil companies for capturing carbon dioxide and preventing it from entering the atmosphere -- either by burying …

Cash, carbon, crude: How to make oil fields bury emissions: Path ...Science DailyA new analysis looks at what it would take for oil companies to start pumping millions of tons of carbon dioxide into their wells to boost crude production -- and ...and …

BloombergRussian Oil Giants Offer Bright Spot in Sanction-Hit EconomyBloombergRussia's currency crisis, which has seen the ruble halve against the dollar since the first U.S. and European sanctions hit in 2014, has made it cheaper for local companies t …

Science MagazineCountries ranked by oil production emissionsScience DailyOil and gas are generally produced together. If there are nearby gas pipelines, then power plants, factories, businesses and homes can consume the gas. However, if you're very far …