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Jun 19, 2025 | physical sciences

About this episode

Scientific discovery often unfolds in unexpected ways. What begins as a search for solutions to real-world challenges can lead researchers into unexplored scientific territory, where unconventional ideas emerge and spark debate. This dynamic was at the heart of research by Dr. Arthur W. Snow and Dr. Ramagopal Ananth in the Chemistry Division of the US Naval Research Laboratory. Their study aimed to address a pressing need: replacing fluorocarbon surfactants in firefighting foams. What they discovered would take them beyond firefighting applications and into fundamental questions about the nature of water itself. More

Original Article Reference

This SciPod is a summary of the paper: ‘Sulfobetaine-Siloxanes: A Class of Self-Destructive Surfactants’, published in Langmuir, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03735

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For further information, you can connect with Dr. Arthur W. Snow at arthur.snow.ctr@nrl.navy.mil  

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