Have you ever sent a picture of freshly baked brownies or a field of flowers and thought:
“I wish you could smell this!”
What if you could? Imagine if someone invented a device or a software extension to transport smells across social media!
Smell is a difficult sense. There are many ways to measure it so it can become difficult to
research.
Cameras capture light with lenses and image sensors. So what about an olfactory sensor that
accessorises your photo of a unique scented candle?
4D movies sometimes add smells to heighten the immersion. And being able to smell something
is part of the experience. It unlocks memories and takes you back to another time. Whether it’s
real or in a film.
I had a conversation with my dad about this. And he told me that during the Covid pandemic,
there was more research being done on smell. Because of Covid’s impact on it. Since smell
comes from the olfactory, maybe there could be a way to trigger this nerve to simulate a scent.
It’s just an idea and there is still a long way to go. But, there are ideas and plans as well. So I
look forward to seeing how this goes in the future.
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Third year journalism student. 2025/2026 Lifestyle and Comment Editor at Brig. Published in The Yucatán Times, Mi Campeche and The Mourning Paper. Host of From the 40s with Air3Radio.
