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Thetechnologymakesscents
A)"Memories,imagination,oldsentiments,andassociationsaremorereadilyreachedthroughthesenseofsmellthanthroughanyotherchannel,"saidthe19th-centuryphysician,poetandHarvardprofessor,OliverWendellHolmes.Nowonder,then,thattechnologistshavelongsoughtawaytotransmitsmellelectronically.Imaginebeingabletosendfromyourphonenotjustaphotobutthearoma(芳香)offreshlymowngrass,thescentsofanexoticspicemarketorofabrandnewperfume,andknowthattherecipientwouldinstantlyexperienceit."Smell-andtastetoo-aregoingtobethenextimportantdimensionsforcommunicatingbycomputer,"saysAdrianCheok,professorofpervasivecomputingatCityUniversityinLondon."Theyaretheonlysensesconnectedwiththelimbicsystem(边缘系统）inthebrain,whichisresponsibleforemotionandmemory.Butit'sdifficulttotransmitsmellbecauseit'sanalogue(模拟的).It'slikesoundbeforeMP3."
B)The42-year-oldAustralianelectricalengineerisdedicatedtobringingallfivesensesintocommunicationandhasanosefor(对敏感)commercialpotential.Histeam'sfirstsmartphonesmellproduct,Scentee,madebyaJapanesecompany,isalreadyselling10,000$30unitsamonthinJapan,traditionallythemostreceptivefirstmarketforeccentrictechnologyproducts.Itmaysoonmakein-roadsintheUS.BaconcompanyOscarMeyerearlierthisyearofferedascompetitionprizes1,000Scentees.Theidea?ForwinnerstoprogrammetheiriPhonealarmtowakethemwiththearomaoffryingbacon.Otherinnovatorsareworkinginthisareatoo.IsraeliinventorAmosPoratclaimstohaveshownaprototypeofhisdigitalsmelldispenser,Scentasia,toenthusiastictoymanufacturersintheUS.Scenteeisanalogueinthatitischemical-based.ItresemblesapipebowlthatconnectstotheheadphonesocketofaniPhone5and,whentriggeredbytextoralarm,emitsapuffof,typically,bacon,coffeeorlavender.Scenteecanproduceonlyonesmellatatime,sotherecipienthastohavetherightcartridge(套筒)fittedtogettheolfactory(嗅觉的)messageasintended.ButonProfCheok'slabbenchisthenextprototype,whichcanproduce10smellcombinations.
C)"Oncethesetechnologiescometogether,we'llhavehigh-fidelitycaptureandtransmissionofsmell,"ProfCheoksays,speakinginaworkshopfullofelectroniccomponentsandsolderingirons."Therewillbesomethinglikeanink-jetprinter,withmaybe100valvesinaunitandrealtimecombinationstocreatemanysmells."Whilethisistheoreticallypossible,headmitshehasnotactuallydoneityet.D)Corporateresearchersarealsolookingintothisarea,however.ProfCheokproducesfromhisbook-shelfa2013academicpapershowingthatthisfieldmayalreadybebeyondthemerelystrange.Itisentitled"DevelopmentofHighlySensitiveCompactChemicalSensorSystemEmployingaMicrocantileverArrayandaThermalPreconcentrator".ItsauthorsincludesomeonefromOlympusinJapan.E)ButhowconvincingistheexistingCityUniversitykit?ProfCheokdemonstratessomesmellscreatedandbottledbytherenownedMugaritzrestaurantinnorthernSpain,whichisworkingwithhisdepart-mentonsmelltransmission.Forarestaurant,transmittingsmellbyInternetcouldbeagreatpublicitytool.ThefirstMugadtzaroma,ofsesame,iseasytorecognise.Thesecond,whichIfailtoguess,issaffron.Thethird,whichIgetwithprompting,isblackpepper.
F)ProfCheok'sdepartmentisalreadyworkingonthenextlevelforsmelltransmission,whichiswherethetechnologygoesfrombeingpartlyanaloguetowhollydigital."Sotheissuebecomes,canwegetawayfromthechemicalsbystimulatingsmellandtastewithelectricalormagneticsignals?"
G)ProfCheokproducesacrudedevicethatelectronicallycreatesartificialtasteinthebrain.Itisarawcircuitboardwithametalpartstickingout.Heasksmetoputmytongueonthis,promisingithasbeencleanedwithalcohol.AnassistantclicksonherlaptopandIgetadistinctlysoursensation.Sweet,saltyandbitter,hesays,areindevelopment.Forelectronicsmell,thedepartmentiscollabo-ratingwithaneurosciencelabinFrancespecialisingin"emotionalperception"."Theolfactorybulb(嗅球)ishardertoaccessthanthetongue,buriedbehindthenose,soprobeswouldbepainful,"heexplains."Sotheideamight,beasmallmagneticcoilinthemouthandapulsedmagneticfieldthatwillgeneratecurrentsintheolfactorybulb.Itcouldtaketheformofamouthguardkindofthing."Hesuggestsmakingfoodtastesaltybyembeddingatasteprobeontoyourforkandknife.
H)ProfCheokenvisageselectronictastetransmissionmightleadtothedevelopmentof"digitalfood",hesays,"Peoplewilltransmitaflavourovertheinternet."Aswithdigitalmusic,peoplewillbea-bletousethetechnologytoinventnewflavours."Itwon'tjustleadtoreproductionofcoffeeorwhatever,butwewilldigitallyinventcompletelynewkindsoffoodbasedondigitalsmellandtaste."
I)Afullprofessorat36,ProfCheok'saccessibleTED-talkmanner,alongwiththeprovendemandinitstestmarketforScentee,givesevenhisarguablymoreleftfieldpredictionsawhiffofplausibility.Af-terall,ifthereisoneconstantthatperhapsexplainswhysomescepticallyreceivedinventionssucceedwhereothersfail,itisthattheyappealtobasichumanemotionandthedesiretocommunicate.
J)Lestanybodilysenseshouldfeelleftout,ProfCheokthenturnstocommunicatingtouchbycomput-er,anideathatwasbeingdiscussed30yearsagowhenvirtualrealitywasinvogue.Except,aswithScentee,ProfCheokandhisdiscipleshavealreadybeenthereandsoldtheT-shirt,sotospeak.JamesTeh,aformerPhDstudent,hasspunoffaSingaporecompany,www.mytjacket,tom,makingre-motelycontrolled"huggingjackets"forautisticchildren(自闭症儿童),whoareespeciallyreceptivetoahug,evenifitisdeliveredbyaparentthousandsofmilesawayfromhisphone.Itisimpossible,ofcourse,topredictifanyofProfCheokandhisteam'sinventionswilltakeoff.However,withtheirfocusedattentiontothoseallimportanthumanemotions,andtherawevocative(唤起的）powerofsmellinparticular,itishardnottofeeltheyareinfertileterritory.
Aparticulardevicewouldgrantparentstheabilitytogiveareassuringhugremotelyfromanywheretochildrenwithautism.
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