The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals for December 2014

Most Accessed Articles: December 2014

Making Cisplatin with Microwaves
A quick and convenient microwave-assisted synthesis for the anticancer drug cisplatin

Why We Need GM Crops
We have to produce more with less to face the challenge of feeding the world in a changing climate with diminishing resources

New Aliphatic Isocyanate Technology
Bayer MaterialScience introduced a technology for producing a new, biobased, aliphatic isocyanate for the coatings industry

Electricity Power Generation for Remote Sites
PowerCell Sweden and Mitochondria Energy Company to bring fuel cell power to African telecommunication towers

Not Attractive for Slime
Bacteria attachment to polymeric materials such as medical devices depends on the flexibility and hydrophilicity of the polymer

Towards Implantable Blood Sugar Sensors
Intravenous glucose monitoring in rats using flexible carbon fiber electrodes

New European Law on Planting GM Crops
EU member states can independently restrict or ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops on their own territory

Merck's Liquid Crystal Window Technology
Intelligent, active windows meet modern design requirements and reduce energy consumption

A Pressure-Triggered Molecular Switch
Pressure-dependent tautomerization of benzo[1,3]oxazine leads to reversible and continuous color change in crystals