Scents of Security: Emerging Olfaction Applications with Biorobots
The following publication review showcases several new and exciting findings in the olfactory sciences, highlighting how our instruments helped these researchers stir up the lab. The natural world often serves as inspiration for innovation, and insects – specifically their olfactory systems – have become a recent research topic of interest. Given the remarkable sensitivity of insect odor detection systems, the potential applications of this budding field are numerous.
Execution and Validation of Odor Stimuli with Aurora Scientific’s Olfactometer and miniPID
During this virtual demonstration, Aurora Scientific will present the typical applications, capabilities, and overall use of the 220A Olfactometer and 200C miniPID in the field of olfaction.
Neuronal Reorganization in Response to Odor
This publication review takes a look at two recent studies that examined the mouse olfactory bulb with help from Aurora Scientific olfaction instruments.
Best of 2021: Neuroscience – Olfaction and Somatosensation
Spatial arrangement of Ret+ and TrkB+ Meissner afferent cutaneous endings. Image courtesy of Neubarth et al., 2020.
How to Calibrate a 200B miniPID Using the Simple Gas Mixing Technique
The 200B miniPID is a fast response gas sensor commonly used in olfaction research as a validation tool to
Tips and Tricks for Troubleshooting the 200B miniPID
Here we will cover some of the more common issues that researchers encounter when using our miniPID Fast Response Olfaction
220A Olfactometer Software Control – Executing Odor Delivery
There are two main methods for executing odor delivery using the 220A olfactometer, one is using the sequencer to deliver
220A Olfactometer Software Control – Configuring Vials
With Aurora’s 220A olfactometer, precise delivery of individual odorants can easily be controlled using the Olfactometer Software program. Since
220A Olfactometer Software Control – Sequencer
When planning an olfaction experiment using Aurora Scientific’s 220A olfactometer, it is important to determine how odorants will be
Cortical Processing and Coding of Olfactory Stimuli in Mammals
How the brain encodes information is an ongoing discussion in neuroscience, and a specific area of interest is how
Tips, Tricks and Best Practices for the 200B miniPID
The 200B miniPID olfaction sensor was originally developed over 20 years ago as a fast response, analog sensor that was
It Just Makes Scents…Odor delivery with the 220A Olfactometer
The 220A Olfactometer by Aurora Scientific has been updated and during this tech cast, Chris takes viewers through live demonstrations while sharing tips, tricks and best practices for optimal performance.
Staff Picks – TOP Publications of 2019…
As always, the entire team at Aurora Scientific has enjoyed reading and learning this year about the fantastic research
From Computational to Behavioral – how plume conditions affect odor tracking
The animal kingdom has had millennia to develop complex mechanisms to identify and localize airborne odors. And although humans
Studying Olfaction as a Measure of Animal Behavior
While it might be easy to forget as a human, olfaction is a critical input for behavior in many
New and Improved in 2018
As another year draws to a close we are proud to look back on the accomplishments of our R&D