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08/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists develop an extremely small and sensitive chip that can detect you by your smell

Following a disaster such as an earthquake, search-and-rescue (SAR) dogs are often brought in to locate people trapped beneath the rubble. Their life-saving efforts may soon be supported by a new detection device that can sniff out the scent of humans just as keenly as dogs can, an article in Science Daily states. Developed by […]

03/31/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New graphene gas sensor inspired by dog noses

Man’s best friend enjoys one of the best noses on the planet. That’s why a Chinese-led study based its newly-developed electronic nose on a dog’s nose by using biomimetic graphene materials, reported a Nanowerk article. A dog’s excellent sense of smell comes from the hundreds of millions of capillaries that line the inside of its nose. The large […]

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