https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A decreasing reliance on oil for fuel will inevitably decrease the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere throughout the fuel's lifecycle, from extraction and refining to combustion as it's used by consumers. However, the size of that impact varies depending on market factors that until now have not been fully modeled. https://phys.org/news/2021-11-climate-benefits-modest-dips-oil.html Environment Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:39:28 EST news555590365 The banned chemical weapon VX is considered by some experts to be the nastiest of the nasty nerve agents known to exist. With a consistency similar to motor oil, it lingers for long periods in the environment and even a tiny amount causes victims' bodies to flood with fluids, producing a feeling of drowning before death. https://phys.org/news/2017-02-chemical-weapon-vx-potent-killer.html Environment Fri, 24 Feb 2017 05:05:14 EST news407135108 The pistons in your car engine rub up against their cylinder walls thousands of times a minute; without lubrication in the form of motor oil, they and other parts of the engine would quickly wear away, causing engine failure. Motor oil contains chemical additives that extend how long engines can run without failure, but, despite decades of ubiquity, how such additives actually work to prevent this damage have remained a mystery. https://phys.org/news/2015-03-long-standing-mysteries-anti-wear-motor-oil.html Materials Science Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:05:28 EDT news345445513 Oil-spill responders on Tuesday are evaluating the impact to wildlife from a used motor oil leak into a river in an agricultural area of south-central Washington, as at least 50 ducks, geese and other waterfowl were observed covered in oil. https://phys.org/news/2015-03-washington-state-birds-motor-oil.html Environment Wed, 04 Mar 2015 02:40:49 EST news344659243 Scientist Marcus Eriksen stood ankle deep in the murky Los Angeles River on Friday and dipped a net into the water, looking for a problem. https://phys.org/news/2014-01-microbeads-major-problem-la-river.html Environment Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:30:01 EST news310148979 In all the centuries that humans have studied chemical reactions, just 36 basic types of reactions have been found. Now, thanks to the work of researchers at MIT and the University of Minnesota, a 37th type of reaction can be added to the list. https://phys.org/news/2013-09-low-temperature-chemical-reaction.html Materials Science Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:48:43 EDT news297524908 That dirty motor oil that comes out of your car or truck engine during oil changes could end up in your fuel tank, according to a report presented here today at the 241st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). It described development of a new process for recycling waste crankcase oil into gasoline-like fuel — the first, they said, that uses microwaves and has "excellent potential" for going into commercial use. https://phys.org/news/2011-03-crankcase-gas-tank-microwave-method.html Materials Science Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:57:54 EDT news220597054 Oil-soaked boom from the BP spill is being recycled into plastic parts for the plug-in Chevrolet Volt electric car, General Motors said Monday in a bid to boost its "clean and green" image. https://phys.org/news/2010-12-oil-soaked-boom-bp-recycled-gm.html Energy & Green Tech Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:01 EST news212127721 (PhysOrg.com) -- Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Naji Khoury has created a permeable cement-like material that offers a host of environmental advantages over traditional paving. https://phys.org/news/2010-04-cement-like-creation-environment.html Engineering Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:00:01 EDT news190999420