Name: Luca Turin sobre la ciencia del aroma
Uploaded: 2008-11-07T01:00:00Z
Duration: 15 min 39 s
Description: ¿Qué ciencia hay detrás de un perfume sublime? Con encanto y precisión, el biofísico Luca Turin explica la composición molecular --y el arte-- de un aroma.

¿Qué ciencia hay detrás de un perfume sublime? Con encanto y precisión, el biofísico Luca Turin explica la composición molecular --y el arte-- de un aroma.

Luca Turin sobre la ciencia del aroma

Our sense of smell may decode the unique vibrations of molecules, not just their shapes. In an experiment with hundreds of molecules in a single perfume, subtle changes in chemistry created radically different scents, like cut grass or rotten eggs. Traditional shape-based theories struggle to explain these differences, while the vibrational theory offers striking predictions. By harnessing this approach, researchers designed new fragrance molecules in weeks, stunning even skeptical perfumers.