On a busy afternoon at an express car wash in suburban Chicago, a line of vehicles inch forward under a rainbow of soaps and sprays. As neon-colored foam engulfs a family SUV, few drivers stop to consider the science at work. Yet behind the spectacle of bubbles lies a precisely engineered choreography of chemicals – surfactants, solvents, acids, alkalis, waxes, and polymers – all interacting to strip away road grime and leave vehicles sparkling. Modern car wash operations, es

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