[Dean's World] Dave Price: Artificial Snot

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Posted by Dave Price:
Artificial Snot
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1178065543.shtml


   No, [1]really.

     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 researchers have coated the sensors used by odour-sensing
     "electronic nosesâ with a mix of polymers that mimics the action of
     the mucus in the natural nose. This greatly improves the
     performance of the electronic devices allowing them to pick out a
     more diverse range of smells.

   To think, all this time I've been carelessly blowing a valuable
   resource into a Kleenex and discarding it.

References

   1. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070430093948.htm