Read more scent stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12291/scent.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:53:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63223/lawsuits-raise-stink-over-police-dogs-scent-evidence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecent lawsuits are bringing the reliability of police dogs’ noses into question, USA Today reports. Since 2004, three men have been released after wrongful convictions based partially on scent evidence, and two current federal suits target a well-known Texas deputy who works with his dogs across the nation. “It’s a...http://www.newser.com/story/63223/lawsuits-raise-stink-over-police-dogs-scent-evidence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 15:48:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59534/opera-sounds-good-but-how-does-it-smell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new opera premiering at the Guggenheim Museum in New York later this month will be a feast for the ears, the eyes—and the nose. Green Aria , a 30-minute "scent opera" years in the making, pairs music with 23 distinct odors blasted at the audience via individual microphone-like emitters....http://www.newser.com/story/59534/opera-sounds-good-but-how-does-it-smell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 8:57:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50010/ny-maple-aroma-mystery-solved.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe maple syrup-like smell that pervaded Manhattan at certain times in recent years, puzzling residents and government officials, came from a New Jersey factory, the New York Post reports. After a lengthy investigation, city officials today revealed that the aroma originated at the Frutarom fragrance factory, which produces ester, a...http://www.newser.com/story/50010/ny-maple-aroma-mystery-solved.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Feb 2009 12:57:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49721/companies-spice-up-the-smell-of-clean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMakers of household products are constantly working to redefine the smell of clean, the Wall Street Journal reports, even as Americans are spending 40% less time actually tidying up than they did 40 years ago. One of the newest is Procter & Gamble’s Moroccan Bazaar, a ginger-edged scent for those...http://www.newser.com/story/49721/companies-spice-up-the-smell-of-clean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Feb 2009 13:02:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37624/advertisers-go-for-the-nose.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you think scented advertising begins and ends with old-school scratch-and-sniff ads, brace yourself, and your nose, for a coming assault. It's sort of a double-whammy in the advertising world, Salon reports: Marketers are learning more every day about how smells hold sway over our emotions, and chemists can synthesize...http://www.newser.com/story/37624/advertisers-go-for-the-nose.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Sep 2008 20:51:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14852/designer-perfume-profits-give-off-whiff-of-decay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPerfume makers keep flooding the market with designer brands, but consumers appear to have had their fill. Global revenue from high-end perfumes—those $100 and up—increased only 3% to $18 billion in 2006 and is expected to slow even more this year, reports the Wall Street Journal. That's while...http://www.newser.com/story/14852/designer-perfume-profits-give-off-whiff-of-decay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Dec 2007 18:41:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/7626/stench-is-in-nose-of-beholder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGood news for men with a nasty smell wafting under their arms: Scientists can prove why it's not so bad to everyone. A report published in Nature says that male sweat can invoke scents from urine to vanilla, thanks to tiny differences in a single receptor gene. How it reacts...http://www.newser.com/story/7626/stench-is-in-nose-of-beholder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Sep 2007 16:42:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7316/are-we-finally-ready-for-smellovision.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn olfactory entrepreneur is trying to revive "Smellovision"—the Edsel-era technology that pipes appropriate scents to movie audiences. Megan Dickerson has been showing "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" in an open-air theater outside the Boston Children's Museum, complete with the odors of blueberries and banana taffy. "There's been a...http://www.newser.com/story/7316/are-we-finally-ready-for-smellovision.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Sep 2007 12:19:55 CDT