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Chemistry Advent Calendar 2016

Light Switch in Autumn Leaves
Yellow chlorophyll decomposition products are environment-responsive photoswitches

Phone Monitors Food Quality and Health
First hyperspectral iPhone camera

Chemical Traces Reflect Personal Lifestyle
Detection of skin-associated compounds on personal belongings such as mobile phones

Dual-Readout Fingerprint Detection
Functionalized polymer dots as fluorescent and colorimetric probes

Sharper Images with Graphene
High contrast scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with a graphene window

MOFs Detect Alkanes
Colorimetric change of metal-organic framework in presence of alkanes

Most Accessed Articles: October 2016
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

2016 R&D 100 Award
Known as the "Oscars of Innovation," the award recognizes the year’s most significant technology advances

Spinach Detects Explosives
Spinach leaves can be engineered to serve as autosamplers of analytes in ambient groundwater