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    According to an article in NewScientist, "A team led by Paul Thomas at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, tweaked a commercially available e-nose so that it would detect the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the breath of a person who had smoked a cigarette. ... The e-nose uses an array of 32 sensors ... [which] correctly identified 37 out of 39 volunteers as either smokers or non-smokers." So far, the e-nose has a few glitches. Full Article at Tonic
    A team led by Paul Thomas at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, tweaked a commercially available e-nose so that it would detect the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the breath of a person who had smoked a cigarette. ... The e-nose uses an array of 32 sensors ... [which] correctly identified 37 out of 39 volunteers as either smokers or non-smokers.
    SOURCE: Tonic 2 months ago
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    SOURCE: Tonic 2 months ago

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