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Researchers Hope a 'Robo-Nose' Could Give K-9 Officers a Break

November 20, 2018

Animal stem cells grown into a preliminary device to detect bombs and drugs

Robot Bloodhound Tracks Odors on the Ground

June 21, 2018

The robot, reported in ACS Sensors, could even read a message written on the ground using odors as a barcode...

Yeast Research Aims to Reduce Stress for New York Wineries

March 5, 2018

For vintners, stressed yeast introduces difficult production dilemmas that can change the efficiency and even flavor during w...

Fruit Fly Brains Inform Search Engines of the Future

November 10, 2017

The way fruit flies identify similarities between odors offers a new approach for search algorithm

Key Odorants in World's Most Expensive Beef Could Help Explain Its Allure

October 13, 2017

In recent years, scientists have been trying to nail down what makes Wagyu aroma distinctive from other types of beef

Why Durian Is the Smelly 'King of Fruits' (Video)

August 16, 2017

This week's Reactions video explains the unique chemistry behind durian

Say Cheese: Cornell Lifts New York Cheese Market

July 28, 2017

Cheesemakers large and small from across the Northeast have turned to CALS’ Food Processing and Development Labora...

Fruity with a Note of Fungus: How Fungal Infections Change the Aroma of Wine

May 30, 2017

A recent study examining how fungal infections affect the aroma of wine reveals they do in fact change the aroma of wine, due...

Study on How Rats Process Smell May Address Issue of Experiment Reproducibility

May 23, 2017

What researchers found not only settles an argument about how rats process odors, it suggests an explanation for the much wri...

Scientists Illuminate the Neurons of Social Attraction

February 2, 2017

With a whiff of the opposite sex, these hormone-sensitive neurons trigger pro-social behavior in mice and could play roles in...

New Device Could Help Improve Taste of Foods Low in Fat, Sugar, and Salt

August 22, 2016

Food scientists have long used chemical aromatics, essential oils, and botanical extracts to enhance the flavor of food and b...

Toward Consistently Good Pinot Noir

January 20, 2016

Researchers found four odor compounds consistently showed up in mature grapes, a result which could help improve quality...

Heightened Ability to Imagine Odors Linked to Higher Body Weight

January 19, 2016

In the study, those with a higher BMI reported a greater perceived ability to imagine food and non-food odors

Researcher Disputes Claim that Humans can Distinguish 1 Trillion Odors

July 9, 2015

An Arizona State University researcher is calling into question recent findings that the human nose is capable of distinguish...

Hormone ‘Erases’ Male Smell for Female Mice

June 6, 2015

Everyone knows that a plate of food doesn’t look as delicious after you’ve already eaten a big meal. But imagine ...

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