Waking up with the smell of wasabi. Japan has developed a fire alarm for deaf people who base the aroma of pungent green Japanese condiment typical sushi. The gimmick, if it detects smoke, spray in the air a fragrance of wasabi that synth alarm even those who are wrapped in the deepest sleep. The professor Makoto Imai faculty Shiga University of Medical Sciences, which has an alarm built in collaboration with Seems, a perfume, said the smoke detector could save the lives of those who have hearing problems.
"The percentage of elderly among the victims of fires is about 50%. Thus, staff Seems ... thought that hearing impairment may be one of the delayed reaction to the fires, "he told Reuters in an e-mail.
Wasabi smoke detector was tested on 14 people, including four deaf . With the exception of a person who had a stuffy nose, all woke up within two minutes of sweet-smelling spray.
Imai said that the experimental production of detectors to the Wasabi will start within a year and the product will be in market within two years.
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