Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday

13.02.2024. Viljandi. Shrove Tuesday, celebrated in other parts of the world as Mardi Gras or Pancake Day, remains a popular traditional holiday in Estonia. Traditionally thousands of buns vastlakuklid topped with whipped cream, marzipan, jam and many other things will be sold and eaten across Estonia. Photo: Elmo Riig/SAKALA

Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday

13.02.2024. Viljandi. Shrove Tuesday, celebrated in other parts of the world as Mardi Gras or Pancake Day, remains a popular traditional holiday in Estonia. Traditionally thousands of buns vastlakuklid topped with whipped cream, marzipan, jam and many other things will be sold and eaten across Estonia. Photo: Elmo Riig/SAKALA

Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday

13.02.2024, Tartu. Shrove Tuesday, celebrated in other parts of the world as Mardi Gras or Pancake Day, remains a popular traditional holiday in Estonia. Traditionally thousands of buns vastlakuklid topped with whipped cream, marzipan, jam and many other things will be sold and eaten across Estonia. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

Israeli researchers develop robot with bio nose

STORY: Israeli researchers develop robot with bio nose DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tel Aviv University 2. various of smelling robot STORYLINE: Israeli researchers developed a smelling ability for a robot, using a biological sensor, Tel Aviv University (TAU) in central Israel said Monday. This is the first time in the world that a robot has been able to detect a smell in its surroundings using a biosensor, TAU said, adding that it even sent electrical signals that could be classified according to the smell type. In experiments, the researchers connected the biological sensor, based on a locust antenna, to an electronic system. Using a machine learning algorithm, they sorted odors with a sensitivity 10,000 times higher than existing electronic devices. The new biohybrid system could thus identify a wide range of smells, such as geranium, lemon, marzipan, and even some types of Scotch whisky, then the researchers were able to cre