recording smell
Apparently engineers in Tokyo are creating a device that can record and playback smells. This device caters to the human's 347 olfactory sensors by synthesizing smells using 96 chemicals that can be mixed to create a range of smells. Smell is, of course a great trigger of memory recall so it would really be interesting to see how this could be used to create a truely sensorially stimulating account of an experience. More at http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/mg19125586.300?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg19125586.300 The article contains a quote from Steve Brewster - a great guy I know from the University of Glasgow.