Scent
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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.
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While current communications platforms offer up plenty of content for our eyes and ears, some feel that our noses are missing out on all the fun and have developed the oPhone, a Bluetooth-enabled odor emitting device designed to enable users to send smells to one another as a text or email.
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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.
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The Madeleine is a "smell camera" concept from designer Amy Radcliffe, who has developed a technique for capturing, processing, and recreating odors.
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Bow hunters and superheros who are skilled archers can obtain arrows with unusual heads from Louisiana-based archery company Rac-Em-Bac.
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The Chat Perf is an attachment for iPhones that allows messages or email notifications to be accompanied by a signature smell.
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In a study aimed at developing scent-following autonomous robots, scientists have used pheromone-seeking male silkmoths to pilot a two-wheeled robot.
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CD&I Associates envision a future where devices create tactile interaction with virtual objects, producing sensory stimuli for a user's touch, smell and taste receptors.
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ScienceUK scientists have discovered molecules they hope will confuse insects’ sense of smell and therefore their ability to detect plants – and each other - thus reducing the damage insects cause to crops and leading to better food security.