How does a machine smell? Better than it did
Manchester, UK (SPX) Jan 20, 2015 - Every odour has its own specific pattern which our noses are able to identify. Using a combination of proteins coupled to transistors, for the first time machines are able to differentiate smells that are mirror images of each other, so called chiral molecules, something that has not been possible before. The human nose can distinguish between some of these molecules and the different form ... more

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