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To: Enigma who wrote (51647)	4/17/2000 9:26:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116764

New gold use(so gold is needed - despite what some say): Sunday April 16 12:02 PM ET Electronic Nose Can Check Ripeness By CHRIS GOSIER, Associated Press Writer ORONO, Maine (AP) - The rotting bananas in sealed jars in John Vetelino's lab mark his first step toward developing an ``electronic nose' he hopes will sniff out fruit and vegetables at their peak of ripeness. By zeroing in on a telltale gas of the ripening process, Vetelino and a team of scientists are working to create an inexpensive, handheld device that will eliminate the guesswork for consumers who rely on color and texture, and hope for the best. A professor of electrical engineering at the University of Maine, Vetelino has worked on sensors to detect smokestack pollutants and chemical and biological agents. His new project - analyzing the gas emissions of bananas - is clearly intended to benefit the most scrutinizing buyers of fruit and vegetables. (cont) dailynews.yahoo.com