👉 Olfactory engineering is the specialized field dedicated to understanding, developing, and applying technologies that enhance or manipulate the human sense of smell. This includes creating synthetic fragrances, designing odor-detecting sensors for environmental monitoring or medical diagnostics, and developing therapies to alleviate olfactory disorders such as anosmia (loss of smell). It also involves engineering olfactory receptors and signaling pathways to create artificial olfactory systems, which have potential applications in robotics, security, and even culinary arts. By bridging biology and engineering, olfactory engineering aims to unlock new ways to interact with and interpret the world through smell.
