Mixing the Unmixable

markthebrewer writes "From an article in the New Scientist: Conventional wisdom every 15 year-old knows says that you can't mix oil and water without some kind of surfactant. However a team lead by Richard Pashley from the Australian National University in Canberra have done it simply by first removing all dissolved gases from the water. Apart from the obvious potential improvements in salad dressings, it could have an impact on the manufacture of everything from drugs to paint - anywhere an emulsion is required. Apparently, it will also give some insight into the mysterious 'long-range hydrophobic effect' (or why oil droplets coalesce over surprisingly long distances)." Keep in mind the usual scientific caveat: this experiment doesn't seem to have been replicated by other experimenters yet.

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First post

[sweede]

ya i got first post for the first time i got first post for the first time i got first post for the first time..

i think i did anyways...

Re:First post

[grasshoppers]

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FIRST PEST

[Anonymous Coward]

mix me a margarita, and close your source, you're letting all the IP in, you GNU hippie

yeah

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, whatever. News for turds.

Now THAT'S funny

[Mdog]

"Keep in mind the usual scientific caveat: this experiment doesn't seem to have been replicated by other experimenters yet." ...the editors of slashdot talking about scientific integrity, when they have no journalistic integrity.

hey assholes

[Anonymous Coward]

You are all stupid.

Re:Of course!!!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

My skin is black.

Re:french dressing

[Anonymous Coward]

Over here we call it hypocritical pussy juice.