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Caltech Creates Electronic Nose

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the smells-like dept.

eldavojohn writes "Researchers have created an electronic nose that can detect odor and identify which odors are a concern to it. From the article, 'The Lewis Group a division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Caltech have a working model of an electronic nose. The efforts of Caltech scientists has led to an array of simple, readily fabricated chemically sensitive conducted polymer film. An array of broadly-cross reactive sensors respond to a variety of odors. However, the pattern of differential responses across the array produces a unique pattern for each odorant. The electronic nose can identify, classify and quantify when necessary the vapor or odor that poses a concern or threat.'"

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  1. Re:Why fix what isn't broken? by gingerTabs · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    As a student at Caltech in Prof. Nate Lewis' Chemistry class, I feel obligated to ask why the correct spelling of "Caltech" from the article was converted into the incorrect spellings of "CalTech" and "Cal Tech"? I realize that we don't conform to the usual abbreviation for Tech schools but it's a "little t" for "Caltech" That's realise
  2. Re:Why fix what isn't broken? by satoshi1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Realize is a word, buddy.

  3. Re:Pull my finger... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Smelt", not "smell'd", you retard. It has to rhyme with "dealt".

  4. Re:Why fix what isn't broken? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No, MassTech is likely to cause confusion with people thinking it means a different school. No one is going to think Caltech and CalTech are referring to different schools.