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ACS in Focus ebooks are: 

• Four to eight hour primers for beginning and seasoned scientists that need a quick start to a topic outside of their expertise.
• Topics include emerging and cross-disciplinary subjects not traditionally taught in an undergraduate chemistry curriculum.
• In an instructional setting, these works bridge the gap between textbooks and literature.
• Digital-only to take advantage of hyperlinks, pop-up glossary, videos, and animations.
• eReader is part of ACS Publications content suite and enables the reader to learn when it suits them, on or offline.

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