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Unfamiliar faces of the most unfamiliar substances: extraordinary activity of interfacial water on oil droplets

Raman-MCR spectroscopy of oil droplets in water. Credit: Nature (2025). doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08702-y Water behavior at hydrophobic interfaces has been baffling scientists for over a century, ranging from chemistry, biology, materials science, geology, and engineering. Recent discoveries highlight the pivotal role of interfacial water, including the unusual chemistry of water microdopplets and contact with electrocatalytics. A new study published in Nature systematically…