A roundup of smell tech at CES2020. New technologies are enabling novel scent experiences, allowing us to identify odors and filter our air. Take a look!

SCENT EXPERIENCES

Artiris Parfum, Paris: Compoz

A real-time high-quality scent mixer and player. A small box with a fan attached to it can hold up to five single-ingredient oils. The scent output and intensity can be controlled through an app and experienced in real-time. One the desired scent is created; a timer can be set to continuously diffuse this specific creation. The oils are natural and single-origin, i.e. Rose oil from Bulgaria.

Moodify, Tel…

Can smell technologies help shine a light on the onset of specific diseases? Of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, 6 can be detected through smell.

Imagine waking up in an age when scent and odor detection technology infiltrate all aspects of our lives…

… still half asleep in my pitch dark bedroom (I love blackout curtains!), I catch a faint whiff of the comforting plummy, slightly apply and exotic Pink Goiaba & Vanilla scent. It’s still quite faint, meaning it’s not time to get up yet and because of this particular smell I know it’s sunny out. The other scent would be Mandarin & Basil if there were rain in the forecast. That one I bought off the shelf to get me energized on a…

Recently, in conversation with Bernardo Fleming, Head of the Olfactive Design Studio at International Flavors & Fragrances, he gave an insightful analogy to this current moment in time when the rising interest for smell is spanning industries and disciplines; he coined this “the renaissance of smell”. Renaissance. Great word. I can also see how many artists, academics, startups, organizations and special interest groups are increasingly working with this elusive sense — far more than ten years ago when I first found myself in this space.

This recent surge of interest makes me wonder what has taken us so long to…