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

Posted by terminalserver on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @03:31PM
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What is the state of the art in smell based computing?

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

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Re:Ask HN: Will smell based computing ever become a thing? by LinuxBender on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @03:33PM (#27134259)

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...

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Re:Ask HN: Will smell based computing ever become a thing? by twobitshifter on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @03:58PM (#27134450)

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

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Re:Ask HN: Will smell based computing ever become a thing? by dankwizard on Thursday May 13, 2021 @09:05PM (#27149439)

Are we all forgetting the Smell-O-Scope?

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