Research

A new episode on the BR1 podcast series “Good to Know” explores MIRMI Professor Achim Lilienthal's work on artificial olfactory perception and the development of machines’ abilities to distinguish and identify smells, and possible practical applications for these new technologies, including in clinical diagnosis. Watch the video and listen to the podcast here (in German).

To the podcast on the BR1 page. (in German)

Our nose is a little miracle. Around 20 million sensory cells convert chemical signals into electrical impulses. Our brain interprets them as smells. Electronic noses can now convert odor molecules in a similar way and then recognize smells. How well are they working already? And can diseases be sniffed out using artificial noses?

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Research

Artificial noses: How well can machines smell?