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<p>Oil and water don’t mix — unless surfactants step in. At Auckland University of Technology, a team of chemists has created a new kind of surfactant made from wood pulp rather than fossil fuels or palm oil. They hope that the cosmetic industry will be interested in this greener way to make smooth creams and lotions. Plus, what do geothermal spring microbes have to do with smelly wine? </p><p><strong><em><a href="https://radionz.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=211a938dcf3e634ba2427dde9&id=81ad21bafe">Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly newsletter</a> for episode backstories, science analysis and more.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Learn more:</strong></p><ul><li>Dr Jack Chen has been on RNZ several times to talk about the chemistry of <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018992419/dishing-the-dirt-on-the-great-dishwashing-debate">dishwashing</a>, <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018969533/how-does-a-chemist-clean-his-...