A chemical has been discovered that reduces the nose’s ability to detect the odour of farm manure. The fragrant organic ester exploits a process known as “olfactory cross adaptation” – the loss of sensitivity to one smell caused by constant exposure to another. The chemical could be sprayed on farm waste to help farmers and their neighbours coexist more peacefully.
Electronic paper is going mainstream. A wristwatch in which the strap itself displays the time on a sliver of e-paper is to be test-launched by Seiko of Japan. It consists of a bendy monochrome e-paper display wrapped around a stainless steel…
