But while vision and hearing interfaces are extremely advanced, and touch, or “haptics,” is improving, one key sense has been missing from the virtual world: smell. That may be about to change.

Yu says the system can make virtual reality more convincing, ... High-tech face mask lets you smell things in virtual reality. News. Health Why honing your sense of smell could keep you sharp as ...

But while scientists have put "extensive research" into recreating senses of sight, sound and touch within virtual reality, the sense of smell has so far garnered "less attention." Although there have ...

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have transformed entertainment, gaming, and remote collaboration. These technologies rely on visual, auditory, and haptic feedback to create ...

Smell-O-Vision was a system created in 1960 by Hans Laube, and was used in cinemas during the film 'Scent of Mystery'. The system was fitted to cinema seats and released 30 smells at different ...

The smell of the small purple flower causes you to think of your grandparents’ country home, which you used to visit as a child and which had a yard richly adorned with lavender. Suddenly, the ...

An electronic tongue that can replicate flavours like cake and fish soup could help recreate food in virtual reality, but can’t yet simulate other things that influence taste, such as smell.

Licking a lollipop-shaped device can let you taste and smell nine flavors in VR. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Virtual ...