Perfume & Scent

Headspace analysis lets perfumers capture and analyze volatile molecules around a flower or place, then reconstruct the scent using GC-MS.

Graph neural networks, odor space embeddings, dimensionality reduction—predicting smell from molecules.

The world's first perfume archive—storing and reconstructing thousands of fragrances from original formulas as regulations change molecules.

Pioneering headspace techniques—field science that captures volatile molecules around living flowers. Conservation or possession?

The vibration theory of olfaction—arguing receptors detect intramolecular vibrations. Chemistry meets physics meets cultural battle.

A chemist-artist recreating scents from fashion for museums—making smell legible through engineered systems.

Luxury hotels diffuse custom fragrances through HVAC to create olfactory memories that drive return visits.

Ambrein oxidizes into key odorants like ambroxide. Givaudan produces Ambrofix via biotechnology. Making whale-derived molecules without whales.

Truffle value is largely aroma value: a complex VOC mixture including sulfur compounds. Evolutionary biology meets analytical chemistry.

Building dishes from pure compounds rather than traditional ingredients—molecular gastronomy's philosophical provocateur.