The smell of freshly cut lavender – like so many fragrances, it has the power to conjure up a whole set of memories and feelings – imagine being able to share that with someone on the other side of the earth. Sharing smell, but also touch, and even taste – that’s the vision of a…
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Imagine an Apple iPhone that smells like an apple or a Blackberry that taste sweet or a Windows Touch-phone that squeezes you in mid-conversation. Scientists in London have made more progress in the now-common smartphone to make the audio-visual communication transcend tool what engineers call “the glass barrier” and create an experience that is more 4-D.…
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George Putic January 28, 2015 5:01 PM Long-distance communication contains mostly sounds and pictures. For now. But scientists in Britain say they are close to creating additions for our smartphones that will make it possible to send taste, smell and even a basic touch. Many people around the world enjoy one of the greatest marvels…
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Sunday, January 18, 2015, 00:01 The sense of smell is the next frontier for smartphones. One of technology’s modern truisms is that if you can imagine it, there’s an app for it. Do you want to book a table for dinner, spy on your neighbour, fool your colleagues into thinking that you’re busy working when…
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2014: Sparks Will Fly – How to Hack your Home Episode 2 of 3 – Making Contact Professor Danielle George takes three great British inventions – the light bulb, the telephone and the motor – and shows you how to hack, adapt and transform them to do extraordinary things. This…
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