News tagged with electronic noses
Specialized polymer used to detect nerve agents, toxic chemicals for air monitoring in emergencies
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 15, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique polymer that allows sensors to detect nerve agents and other toxic industrial chemicals in the air is now available to companies developing chemical detectors for emergency personnel, ...
Search results for electronic noses
Sniffing out uses for the 'electronic nose'
Mar 10, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Despite 25 years of research, development of an “electronic nose” even approaching the capabilities of the human sniffer remains a dream, chemists in Germany conclude in an overview on the topic. Their review of R&D on digital ...
E-Noses: Testing their mettle against fly noses
Jul 29, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from CSIRO's Food Futures Flagship have made a breakthrough in efforts to extend the sensory range of 'electronic noses' (e-noses) by developing a system for comparing their performance ...
Artificial snot enhances electronic nose
Apr 30, 2007 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
0
Researchers at The University of Warwick and Leicester University have used an artificial snot (nasal mucus) to significantly enhance the performance of electronic noses.
The 'e-Nose': Scientists try to develop an electronic sniffer
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 02, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
1
Sniff, sniff, sniff -- Yum! Sniff, sniff, sniff -- Oh, yuck!!! For almost 25 years, chemists and other scientists have tried to build a machine that can do exactly that.
Sky's the limit for bee brain power
Biology /
Mar 05, 2008 |
4.4 / 5 (13) |
0
Families flocked to see the latest animated hit Bee Movie, but scientists from UQ's Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have long embraced the bee for very different reasons.
Smell of success for nanobiosensors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 15, 2006 |
4 / 5 (8) |
0
Modern-day doctors may soon start using smell to detect the early warning signs of different illnesses thanks to technology that replicates - and improves upon - the human olfactory system thanks to tiny bioelectronic ...
Electronic Nose to Return from Space Station (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2009 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sniffing out any potential contaminants on the International Space Station where it was stationed for the last six months, the JPL-built electronic nose, or ENose, is homeward bound.
Advance toward an 'electronic tongue' with a taste for sweets
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Aug 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
In a new approach to an effective "electronic tongue" that mimics human taste, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of a small, inexpensive, lab-on-a-chip sensor that quickly and accurately identifies ...
RI tracking swine flu through electronic records
Oct 25, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- Rhode Island health officials are using electronic prescription records to track the spread of swine flu.
Sniffing Out a Better Chemical Sensor
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 29, 2008 |
4.8 / 5 (14) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Marrying a sensitive detector technology capable of distinguishing hundreds of different chemical compounds with a pattern-recognition module that mimics the way animals recognize odors, researchers ...
List of search results for electronic noses
