‘Pulling back the curtain’ to reveal a molecular key to The Wizard of Oz (IMAGE)

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‘Pulling back the curtain’ to reveal a molecular key to The Wizard of Oz

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A molecular encryption key was embedded in ink (left image) of a letter (right image), which was mailed and analyzed to decrypt a file.

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Adapted from ACS Central Science 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c00460.

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