Chapter 1
The art of digital sniffing and tasting
Chapter 2
Touching the air and feeling virtual shapes
Chapter 3
Seeing what eyes cannot
Chapter 4
Sensing the invisible forces of the universe
Ch 1 · The art of digital sniffing and tasting
shellhayes210 Digital tasting technology uses silicon microchips to run taste tests, analyzing food flavors and identifying chemical decay.
007skaty Krishna Persaud and George Dodd at the University of Warwick pioneered metal oxide sensors that measure electrical resistance in gas molecules.
Quiz
Which university did researchers Krishna Persaud and George Dodd work at when they pioneered the electronic nose in 1982?
007skaty Electronic tongues analyze liquid samples to create objective flavor profiles.
007skaty The silicon tongue taste test translates chemical flavors into objective digital data.
Quiz
Which measurement method do electronic tongues commonly use to detect changes in electrical potential?
Quiz
What type of artificial membranes do electronic tongues typically use to interact with liquid flavor samples?
Fun Fact
Space Sniffer: NASA sent an electronic nose called the ENose to the International Space Station in 2008 to continuously monitor air quality and sniff out toxic leaks.
BETA
007skaty Mix digital flavor profiles to discover how electronic sensors simulate human taste.
Quiz
Which major beverage company launched the 'Beer Fingerprinting Project' to map flavor profiles using digital senses?
Quiz
By how much did the Beer Fingerprinting Project reduce the time needed to develop new brews?
Glossary
electronic nose (noun)
An electronic device designed to detect, identify, and analyze odors. In October 2026, scientists introduced the Scentronic system to transmit and recreate five distinct aromas remotely.
An electronic device designed to detect, identify, and analyze odors. In October 2026, scientists introduced the Scentronic system to transmit and recreate five distinct aromas remotely.
007skaty Disease-Sniffing Electronic Noses
Just one exhaled breath is all that it takes (is all that it takes!) / To find the patterns that a sickness makes (the pattern it makes!)
Quiz
What are the chemical biomarkers in human breath called that electronic noses analyze to detect diseases?