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Electronic Nose Distinguishes Mint Scents In nature, herbal fragrances attract insects, for example. But they are also used in industry, for example in the manufacture of perfumes and flavors. In order to differentiate between the fragrances of mint reliably, quickly and objectively, researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) developed an electronic nose with an artificial sense of smell in an interdisciplinary collaboration: it can recognize different types of mint with great precision - making it suitable fo...

G. Allen Johnson April 23, 2021Updated: April 23, 2021, 11:25 am SFFilm Executive Director Anne Lai (left) and Director of Programming Jessie Fairbanks at Fort Mason Flix, where the festival could continue drive-in screenings. Photo: Pamela Gentile, SFFilm Organizers of the San Francisco International Film Festival are excited at the prospect of being able to once again pack the Castro Theatre and other local venues for its 2022 festival. But after this month’s successful online and drive-in events, they realize that what started as a pandemic stopgap might become a permanent f...

SUNDANCE AWARD-WINNING FILM FROM DIRECTOR PETER NICKS, PRODUCER SEAN HAVEY AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RYAN COOGLER OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Hulu · Hulu has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Emmy Award-winning director/cinematographer Peter Nicks' 2021 Sundance Film Festival official selection HOMEROOM. · HOMEROOM is Peter Nicks' final chapter in a trilogy of films examining the relationship between health care, criminal justice, and education in Oakland, CA over the past decade. Hulu is thrilled to also have the U.S. streaming rights to THE WAITING ROOM (2012) and THE FORCE (2017) ...

G. Allen Johnson April 2, 2021 John Boyega stars in “Naked Singularity,” which will make its world premiere as the opening night film of the 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival on April 9. Photo: SFFilm Programming a film festival in 2021 has an inherent difficulty: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, filmmakers toiling away in 2020 were challenged like never before. Worries about budget and resources are a constant in independent filmmaking; adding COVID-19 protocols to the mix affected everything from where to film to whom you hire for your crew and whom you c...

'Homeroom' Review: Doc Embeds Itself in Bay Area High School During Exceptional Year 'Homeroom' Review: Doc Embeds Itself in Bay Area High School During Exceptional Year Peter Nicks' doc schools audiences on the vision and vitality of its young protagonists, seniors at Oakland High School during a turbulent year. Lisa Kennedy, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail “Homeroom” begins with a somewhat inchoate energy. In this regard, Peter Nicks’ engaging documentary about Oakland High School’s senior class of 2020 aptly mimics the start of a school year. Students haven’t yet found their rh...