The Science of Scent Can Cold Plasma Make Lavender Essential Oil Easier to Extract?
A pilot study tested whether brief cold-plasma pretreatment could improve lavender oil recovery and reduce distillation time and energy.
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The Science of Scent Does Flower Storage Time Change Ylang-Ylang Essential Oil?
Experiments on Réunion compared flower storage and harvest times, separating oil yield and relative composition from untested sensory quality.
The Science of Scent Can We Selectively Make a Jasmine Fragrance’s Molecular Form?
Enzyme and chemical reactions selectively produced a Jessemal stereoisomer, with a 95% final-step yield but 18% overall yield.
The Science of Scent Can a Small Catalyst Make Ambrox?
A confined small-molecule catalyst favored the desired ambrox stereochemistry. Yield, selectivity, solvent recovery, and environmental limitations remain distinct questions.
The Science of Scent Does Musk Sensitivity Depend on Your Receptors?
A study of three odorant receptors connects musk detection thresholds with receptor responses and genetic variation.
The Science of Scent Can a Green Note Make Vanilla Smell More Like Rum?
A green-smelling compound enhanced vanilla’s rum-like character in expert assessments and changed cultured-cell receptor responses, without proving a direct perceptual mechanism.
The Science of Scent Can 13 Compounds Recreate the Aroma of Tahitian Vanilla?
A 13-compound reconstruction resembled Tahitian vanilla across seven attributes rated by 11 panelists, but the test did not establish sensory equivalence.
The Science of Scent Can Yeast Produce More of a Key Patchouli Aroma Compound?
Engineering enzymes, pathways, and PDR12 improved patchoulol recovery in yeast. Reported titers came from the dodecane phase, not purified product or total culture content.
The Science of Scent Can Fabric Release a Floral Fragrance Little by Little?
Hydrolysable profragrances increased measured fragrance concentrations above cotton after one and three days, without testing perceived strength or consumer preference.
The Science of Scent Do Natural Fragrance Ingredients Have a Smaller Environmental Footprint?
A life-cycle assessment of 27 fragrance ingredients shows why production processes and assessment methods matter more than origin labels alone.