Liquid

Scientists at MIT publish new data on noncoalescence

Scientists at MIT publish new data on noncoalescence

By Deanna Utroske

Research conducted by Michela Geri, Bavand Keshavarz, Gareth H. McKinley, and John W. M. Bush about when and why droplets of liquid sometimes float on another quantity of liquid before the two blend has likely implication for cosmetics and personal care...

New nanoscale emulsification science from MIT

New nanoscale emulsification science from MIT

By Deanna Utroske

Researchers Ingrid Guha, Sushant Anand, and Kripa Varanasi have developed a scalable water-in-oil emulsification technique that doesn’t require mixing. And they believe that the new method has ready applications for cosmetics and personal care product...

One stabilizer, many emulsions

One stabilizer, many emulsions

By Deanna Utroske

Researchers have created a particle emulsifier that can stabilize both oil-in-water emulsions and water-in-oil emulsions. The work suggests the possibility of a truly universal particle-based emulsifier and that similarly effective particles can now be...

MIT researchers reconfigure complex emulsions

MIT researchers reconfigure complex emulsions

By Deanna Utroske

Double emulsions can be made in large-scale quantitates with mixing processes newly tested and refined by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Non-spherical particle production advances

Non-spherical particle production advances

By Deanna Utroske

Researchers Amy Shen from the Okina Institute of Science and Technology and Shilpa Beesabathuni from the University of Washington, working with engineering professionals at P&G, have identified a scalable technique for reproducing a variety of non-spherical...

Apollo oil pump

Quadpack adds Apollo pump to its skin care line

Cosmetic packaging provider Quadpack has added a new dispenser to its line of skin care products. The Apollo oil pump has been designed to resist oil-induced swelling to prevent leakage, keeping the pump and bottle clean and dry.