Engine oil seems so simple. It's slippery. It keeps metal parts from fusing together. It's messy, especially when it has been squeezed, slung, and sprayed around the inside of a hot engine for ...

Once upon a time, synthetic engine lubricants were considered exotic and used in only the most rarified performance engines. In fact, one of the companies discussed here, AMSOIL, was the first company ...

The company, which has developed a patented motor-oil additive, has been shopping the product to oil companies and others with little success. "We could sometimes get our foot in the door, but there ...

Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil. Titanium, a protean element with ...