Robots are getting better at sniffing out smells thanks to improvements in electronic noses (e-noses). A comprehensive review of the state of robot olfaction, published in the journal npj Robotics, ...

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Research has shown that spoiled food causes about 250 health problems, including poisoning, allergies, and even cancer. Today, food spoilage is detected by very time-consuming bacteriological analysis ...

AI can already see, hear, read and speak. Now researchers are teaching it to smell. Over the past few years, scientists have been developing and refining a technology called the e-nose—which is ...

Food poisoning is no fun, which is why people often eye their fruits and smell their milk beforehand. But it's impossible to detect every germ and toxin in the food you eat. That's why a research team ...