Definitions

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  • noun An electronic device able to detect specific combinations of chemicals in gaseous form.

Etymologies

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e- +‎ nose

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Examples

  • Can the electronic nose — the e-nose — help us catch up?

    E-noses Edward Willett 2006

  • Fingerprint scanners can be fooled by fake fingers made of silicone, so experts are working on an e-nose that can identify the aroma of human skin

    January 10th, 2006 2006

  • Can the electronic nose — the e-nose — help us catch up?

    Archive 2006-06-18 Edward Willett 2006

  • Recently, computer scientists made an e-nose that can predict and mimic how an olfactory receptor will respond to a particular scent.

    "MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader 2010

  • The e-nose predicted whether twelve odorant receptors from Drosophila would respond to 21 new odorants with roughly 75 percent accuracy.

    "MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader 2010

  • The e-nose can monitor air quality; identify pathogens; monitor food ripeness or spoilage; monitor physiological conditions from breath analysis, for example; and detect biological or chemical weapons.

    Gadget Freak Files 2010

  • Instead of training the e-nose to recognize a set of scents, they tuned it to the receptive range of an actual olfactory receptor.

    "MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader 2010

  • The e-nose involves attaching fluorescent compounds onto strands of DNA molecules, which then change color in the presence of certain substances.

    Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now 2010

  • Ontario Securities Commission seeks $100 million fine against RIM's co-CEOs NASA's newest e-nose for ISS thinks you're wearing too much cologne RIM reaches settlement with Ontario Securities Commission over backdating s ...

    Engadget 2009

  • This ability to distinguish between many different scents would be a desirable feature of an electronic "e-nose".

    K9 Magazine - The Dog Magazine For Modern Dog Lovers Sean O'Meara 2009

  • E-noses are alreadyused today in a variety of industrial, office, and residential settings—if you have a typical carbon-monoxide detector in your home, you have a very simple e-nose.

    With This Bionic Nose, COVID Survivors May Smell the Roses Again Eliza Strickland 2022

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