Apologies. One can only post so many articles about faux snot for an electronic nose

[Lobster Martini]

Terribly sorry, but this was way too cool to not share.

Fake Snot Makes Electronic Nose Smell Better
By Ker Than, LiveScience Staff Writer

This is a brief excerpt. Link to the full article is below.

Researchers at the University of Warwick and Leicester University in the United Kingdom achieved the same effect by coating an electronic nose with artificial mucus made from a mix of polymers. The man-made snot allowed their device to smell the difference between milk and a banana, something it could not do before.

"Our artificial mucus not only offers improved odor discrimination for electronic noses, it also offers much shorter analysis times than conventional techniques," said study leader Julian Gardner of the University of Warwick.

http://www.livescience.com/technology/070510_fake_snot.html

(Always happy to provide your intellectual stimulation. If it weren't for me, you'd never get news about electronic noses. Or fake snot, for that matter.)

[flyarm]

1. dang you made me wet my pants with this one!!..forget spraying my coffee!!

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[karlrschneider]

2. They could have dropped by the White House and gotten some real snot.

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[Swamp Rat]

3. LOL!

[porphyrian]

4. Kick for saying "snot" so much. - n/t

[Lobster Martini]

5. I am so proud of my degree in literature n/t

[porphyrian]

6. Heh, you do it justice. - n/t

[Cerridwen]

7. And I believe you're reached your quota, thank you.

Only so many, and then no more.

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