to prevent forest fires from taking hold in the first place. it s conventional wisdom that the earlier forest fire can be stopped the better, but often a fire can already be well established before it is noticed, making it harder to put out. but one company in germany believes it has a possible solution by using internet of things, sensors and alto understand what forest fires smell like. the basic function is like an electronic nose that we put into the forest and it can actually smell a fire. we can detect fires during the smoldering phase. so a few minutes after someone has thrown a cigarette, we should be able to ring the alarm bells. every forest fire has a unique aroma based on what surface material is around. i love that smell. yes. their forest ecology expert, dr. juergen mueller, collects these samples from around the world and then burns them to generate the data to train the ai on what an actual fire in a specific location may smell like. ok, now, we closed the cha