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Digital Nose Stimulation Enables Smelling in Stereo

55 points by samizdis 5y ago

grenoire 5y ago
Could this be used for a noise-free navigation aid for the blind?
- Y_Y 5y ago
  You can already detect obstacles with your nose if you get close enough.
  - grenoire 5y ago
    So why not combine this with another proximity sensor to alert presence of objects further away with your nose.
    - Y_Y 5y ago
      "Pinnochiometry"
      - guram11 5y ago
        with variable vibration, this will revolutionize and redefine "nose job"
  - d0100 5y ago
    I don't even have to get too close!
- BucketsMcG 5y ago
  You mean a guide dog?
urbandw311er 5y ago
One step closer towards “augmented humans” - buy your upgrade so you can determine the direction of different smells.
- guram11 5y ago
  FAANG: imagine you can smell ADS in the air
hliyan 5y ago
A small comment on wording: I think this should be called "Electrical nose stimulation". In a medical context, "digital" tends to refer to fingers. I found out the hard way that a digital anal exam involves no electronics.
- Y_Y 5y ago
  The upgrade from 8-bit to 16-but was particularly painful.
  - pixelpoet 5y ago
    No HDR, thanks.
- jtbayly 5y ago
  You mean picking my nose isn’t going to give me super powers?
ArtWomb 5y ago
Evolution of Olfactory sense remains one of the most stunning discoveries of modern genomics ;) The Smell of Evolution https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-smell-of-evolution https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-smell...
- Duller-Finite 5y ago
  I don't follow. What's stunning about it? Doesn't it just mean that there is little evolutionary pressure or selection on the olfactory receptor genes? Not sure what the discovery is, or its significance.
DonHopkins 5y ago
> [Image C: in nose] Looks like CyberGoth Jewelry!
DonHopkins 5y ago
> Or, as the researchers suggest, a mapping application—smell your way home. This would be the perfect sensory augmentation for Andrew Quitmeyer's "Mark Your Territory" project: Pee to Check-In to Foursquare, using the Checkin Gradient to navigate, so you could smell your way to nearby locations where your friends most recently peed. https://www.instructables.com/Pee-to-Check-In-to-Foursquare-Mark-Your-Territor/ https://www.instructables.com/Pee-to-Check-In-to-Foursquare-... A stereo smelling device for dogs would facilitate Cross-Species Communication and Augmented Canine Reality! https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/12/augmented-reality-for-dogs https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/12/augmented-... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5M1QfjZr4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5M1QfjZr4c

55 points by samizdis 5y ago

grenoire 5y ago

Could this be used for a noise-free navigation aid for the blind?

Y_Y 5y ago
You can already detect obstacles with your nose if you get close enough.
- grenoire 5y ago
  So why not combine this with another proximity sensor to alert presence of objects further away with your nose.
  - Y_Y 5y ago
    "Pinnochiometry"
    - guram11 5y ago
      with variable vibration, this will revolutionize and redefine "nose job"
- d0100 5y ago
  I don't even have to get too close!
BucketsMcG 5y ago
You mean a guide dog?

urbandw311er 5y ago

One step closer towards “augmented humans” - buy your upgrade so you can determine the direction of different smells.

guram11 5y ago
FAANG: imagine you can smell ADS in the air

hliyan 5y ago

A small comment on wording: I think this should be called "Electrical nose stimulation". In a medical context, "digital" tends to refer to fingers. I found out the hard way that a digital anal exam involves no electronics.

Y_Y 5y ago
The upgrade from 8-bit to 16-but was particularly painful.
- pixelpoet 5y ago
  No HDR, thanks.
jtbayly 5y ago
You mean picking my nose isn’t going to give me super powers?

ArtWomb 5y ago

Evolution of Olfactory sense remains one of the most stunning discoveries of modern genomics ;) The Smell of Evolution https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-smell-of-evolution https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-smell...

Duller-Finite 5y ago
I don't follow. What's stunning about it? Doesn't it just mean that there is little evolutionary pressure or selection on the olfactory receptor genes? Not sure what the discovery is, or its significance.

DonHopkins 5y ago

> [Image C: in nose] Looks like CyberGoth Jewelry!

DonHopkins 5y ago

> Or, as the researchers suggest, a mapping application—smell your way home. This would be the perfect sensory augmentation for Andrew Quitmeyer's "Mark Your Territory" project: Pee to Check-In to Foursquare, using the Checkin Gradient to navigate, so you could smell your way to nearby locations where your friends most recently peed. https://www.instructables.com/Pee-to-Check-In-to-Foursquare-Mark-Your-Territor/ https://www.instructables.com/Pee-to-Check-In-to-Foursquare-... A stereo smelling device for dogs would facilitate Cross-Species Communication and Augmented Canine Reality! https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/12/augmented-reality-for-dogs https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/12/augmented-... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5M1QfjZr4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5M1QfjZr4c