Weekly roundup — My phone can smell things?

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Ever take out your phone to identify a song that's playing near you? Pretty soon, you'll be able to do the same with smells. Also, fruit flies may have just given scientists the secret to happy hour.
31 Aug English Germany Science · Technology

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