Fragrance

We've already seen devices that allow users to create their own custom-color lipsticks and fingernail polish patterns. It should come as no surprise, then, that there's now a system for creating your own custom-scented perfume, whenever the mood strikes.

Whether it’s a whiff of wildflowers, or the aroma of some bizarre fruit cocktail, that freshly shampooed smell doesn't last long after stepping out of the shower. Researchers from EPFL may now have found the answer to longer-lasting scents that can stay in the hair for up to 24 hours.

In potentially good news for the noses of gymnasium employees and commuters crammed into packed train carriages on hot summer days, scientists at Queen's University, Belfast claim to have developed the world's first perfume delivery system that releases more aroma the more a person sweats.

Aisen Caro Chacin wants to give everyone the ability to tell time using their noses. Her chemical-based watch called the Scent Rhythm emits specially-designed fragrances in minute doses,in tune with the body's circadian cycle. Users can smell coffee in the morning, money in the afternoon and more.

The Kyosho Space Ball flies like an R/C helicopter, but can bounce off obstacles with ease and even spread fragrances throughout the room.

Mint Urban Technologies has introduced an aromatic coffee lid for take-away cups, which it claims improves the taste of coffee by enhancing its bouquet.

The Perfumery Radar system uses gas chromatography to objectively analyze the different scents that make up a perfume.

Scientists in Japan are claiming that stopping to smell some lemons can actually alter gene activity and blood chemistry in ways that measurably reduce stress.

i-Aroma receives signals from a PC and emits different odors on command