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Ask HN: Will smell based computing ever become a thing?

3 points| terminalserver | 4 years ago

What is the state of the art in smell based computing?

What are some possible use cases for highly sensitive smell based detectors?

3 comments

[+] LinuxBender|4 years ago|reply

Do you mean the utilization of environmental gas sensors? Like O2, Co2, NO2, Methane, etc? [1] If so they are already used heavily in multiple industries.

[1] - https://www.industrialsafetyproducts.com/msa-10116928-altair...

[+] twobitshifter|4 years ago|reply

Use cases - It can be used to diagnose Parkinson’s and other diseases before symptoms manifest.

[+] dankwizard|4 years ago|reply

Are we all forgetting the Smell-O-Scope?