Talk:Odor

Picture of the moth does not show an obvious image of a smelling receptor This picture is difficult to comprihend. Can it be updated or changed?

This article is badly in need of revision. I'm going to bed, but if someone comes across this... This article sucks.

You mean it stinks? ;)

Hey, I came to this page while trying to find out about robots that can smell. Can anyone help me with this? I think it is still very much a research topic, and a fairly obscure research topic at that.

You can read this book Odour detection by robots

--Publunch 16:39, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bomb detectors do that, but doggies can detect some things better than machines. -Barry- 16:49, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re words for a bad smell: The word "pong" is never used, in my experience. Ever.

Not really explained that well here, or at all. Why can't we smell certain things? Why are they odourless? Is it because they well, can't be smelt, or because we havnt got a receptor in our nose that can detect them?

The picture of the moth is ridiculous. Obviously, what we need is a picture of a smell. Thank you.

58.109.14.99 12:07, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are looking for electronic noses for "robots that smell". As for the page it does need some revision. particulariily with regards to adding dynamic olfactometry. Which i may do if i can get some time. Also more information on the use of modelling and percentiles to assess odour impacts.

Did the luna moth in the pictures get it's fealers muddeled up with T.V. arials? --Elspeth Monro 04:04, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]