"I had known about other scientists using magnetic fluids to separate oil but it had never worked out practically and that was something I felt I could do something about, " says co-researcher Markus Zahn.

CNN: Cleaning up oil spills with magnets and nanotechnology

At 11:00 AM, domestic violence awareness advocate and Emmy Award-winning journalist Paula Zahn will host a panel discussion with community leaders and advocates to highlight the successes of the Violence Against Women Act and what more needs to be done.

WHITEHOUSE: Vice President's Schedule

The jazz-nerd d.j. and musician Davis McAlary (Steve Zahn) became charming rather than irritating, and there was a wry self-awareness all around about New Orleans parochialism.

NEWYORKER: Roux with a View

Pelton, speaking to CNN's Paula Zahn from London, said he could not characterize Walker as anti-American.

CNN: Walker: Prison uprising was 'mistake'

She looks after her kid, her scapegrace younger sister (Emily Blunt), and her affectionate but unsteady father (Alan Arkin), while carrying on a motel-room love affair with a married cop (Steve Zahn).

NEWYORKER: Sunshine Cleaning