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Last week, they published their accidental discovery that oppositely charged water drops will not stay together in strong electric fields. And the authors say their finding sheds new light on how oil companies, which must condense water droplets as part of the refining process, can operate more efficiently...
...part of the refining process, oil companies use electric fields to separate the oil and water both present when oil is drilled. That process of electrocoalescence, an amped-up version of what naturally occurs with oil and vinegar in salad dressing, uses electric fields to make oppositely charged water drops coalesce with one other, which helps fully separate them from...
...Bird said the findings suggest this process will only work up to a certain voltage...
...Nobel is Obama's for effort only, at best. The Arab-Israeli peace process is in disarray: after eight months of concerted effort by the U.S., talks have yet to begin, as both sides are stuck on whether Israel will freeze its expansion settlements in occupied Palestinian territory (so far, it has said it won't). Relations with the Muslim world have improved, at least by the measure of international poll numbers, but they have not advanced peace (or American interests) yet: Arab states are still resisting recognizing Israel, contributing to the problems besetting peace talks there. (See pictures...
...decision - or precisely why. For all the attention focused on its annual award, the Nobel committee is a cloistered, enigmatic operation, as hard to read as the Soviet Politburo. While its website - the only source of information the organization provides to outsiders - broadly explains the nominating and selection process, it does little to illuminate inscrutable details like what criteria defines the eventual winner, and just who weighs in on the choice. Identities of non-winning candidates - and those who submitted their names, as well as the winner - remain secret for 50 years. (See pictures of President Obama's first eight...