Sep 13 2010

Artificial Skin Offers Robots, Amputees Sense of Touch

Tag: Biotech,Child,Computers,Electronics,Humans,Materials,Movies,Nature,Robotics,Robots,Scientists,Senses,Sensors,Sight,Skin,Smell,Taste,The Future,Touch,Wine,Women — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:08 pm
Biotech wizards have engineered electronic skin that can sense touch, in a major step towards next-generation robotics and prosthetic limbs.

Aug 24 2010

Dogs, Rodents May Prevent Future Epidemics

Tag: Canines,Dogs,Flu,Mammals,Rodents,Senses,Smell,Working Dogs — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 pm
If you have the flu, you may look sick to a human, but these disease-detecting animals can actually smell illness.

Aug 09 2010

Bad Breath Prompts Insects to Keel Over

Tag: Animals,Bugs,Experiments,Fall,Goats,Herbivores,Insects,Life Science,Mammals,Mosquito,Organic,Plants,Scientists,Smell — Jennifer Viegas @ 4:00 pm
Plant-dwelling insects have a unique defense system that zeroes in on smelly animal breath.

Aug 02 2010

Ocean Acidification Makes Oceans Smell Funny

Tag: Fish,Oceania and Australia,Oceans,Predators,Smell — Jessica Marshall @ 4:00 pm
The odor change can be deadly to young fish that become disoriented and less able to avoid predators. 

Jun 22 2010

Sharks Smell in Stereo

Tag: Fish,Life Science,Sharks,Smell,Squid — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 am
This ability allows them to detect prey long before they would be able to spot a potential meal.

Apr 30 2010

As Oil Spill Reaches Shore, What to Expect

Tag: Beach,Oil Spill,Petroleum,Smell,Wild Animals — Larry O'Hanlon @ 1:00 pm
One of the first signs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill reaching shore will be the smell of petroleum in the air.

Feb 12 2010

Rootbeer-Smelling Roses? Pick Your Scent

Tag: Aromatherapy,Fruits and Vegetables,Genes,Roses,Smell — Eric Bland @ 9:06 am
Just in time for Valentine's day, scientists genetically engineer roses that can produce custom-made aromas.
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