Estimates state that at least 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have PTSD, and 50% of those with PTSD do not seek treatment. With behavioral health care becoming a major issue for this population, there has been increased motivation to find better solutions for prevention and treatment. Promising … [Read more...]
Eradicating the “Ultimate” Malodor Using Carbon Filtration (A Perfect Gift for Christmas)
If you are looking for a unique gift for your loved ones this Holiday Season you might want to check into Shreddies undergarments. Shreddies "flatulence filtering underwear" incorporate a ‘Zorflex’ activated carbon back panel that they claim will absorb all flatulence odors. Fighting malodors … [Read more...]
Immersive Training Turned to Simulation
Guns shots are heard overhead. Something whips by your left ear. The scent of something burning is realized and as you turn your head mounted display, the scene in front of your eyes change. Welcome to the new world of immersive training. Here role players are swapped for computer generated actors … [Read more...]
Why Smell Training May Be More Important Than You Think
When building a training curriculum for Law Enforcement, smell training may be quickly over looked as unneeded or maybe even a luxury, especially in times of budget cuts and economic recession. But for Law Enforcement personnel who are subjected, like the rest of us, to the evolution of tactical … [Read more...]
Scenting Technology in the Use of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for P.T.S.D Sufferers
War is not what it used to be. That much we know. The next question begs, how we deal with the psychological ramifications of our current era of warfare? There are many different ways we, as a society, have responded. Friends and family welcome our soldiers with open arms with hope that love can … [Read more...]
Scent and Smoke As Military Combat Training Effects
Live military combat training effects have come a long way since the wars of our fathers by incorporating special effects, but there will always remain one consistent theme: how to conquer chaos. Blood spatters against the wall, shrapnel slices past your ears and you hear a hissing noise … [Read more...]