Would you buy a car that released calming smells into the air when you are stuck in heavy traffic? Would you buy a robot that smells like a human being? Scientists suggest that new technology means people will soon be using devices like these in their daily lives. The British Science Festival took place recently in Brighton, England. At the event, researchers from the University of Sussex demonstrated some of the technology that might be coming soon. Many people have seen the three-dimensional computer-made environments of virtual reality, known as VR. Now these virtual worlds will not just look and sound real. Researchers have created VR environments that even smell like the real thing. With the new technology, users open a virtual door and step into a new environment, like a rainforest. After they enter this virtual world, special equipment releases forest-like smells into the air to make the experience seem more real.
Title: Scientists Praise Developments in Smell Technology
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/smell_tech.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Scientists Praise Developments in Smell Technology' data-article-id='2669'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7604'>Would you buy a car that released calming smells into the air when you are stuck in heavy traffic?</span> <span data-start-time='7604' data-end-time='12688'>Would you buy a robot that smells like a human being?</span> <span data-start-time='12688' data-end-time='22958'>Scientists suggest that new technology means people will soon be using devices like these in their daily lives.</span> <span data-start-time='22958' data-end-time='29271'>The British Science Festival took place recently in Brighton, England.</span> <span data-start-time='29271' data-end-time='39625'>At the event, researchers from the University of Sussex demonstrated some of the technology that might be coming soon.</span> <span data-start-time='39625' data-end-time='49646'>Many people have seen the three-dimensional computer-made environments of virtual reality, known as VR.</span> <span data-start-time='49646' data-end-time='55896'>Now these virtual worlds will not just look and sound real.</span> <span data-start-time='55896' data-end-time='63417'>Researchers have created VR environments that even smell like the real thing.</span> <span data-start-time='63417' data-end-time='73750'>With the new technology, users open a virtual door and step into a new environment, like a rainforest.</span> <span data-start-time='73750' data-end-time='85250'>After they enter this virtual world, special equipment releases forest-like smells into the air to make the experience seem more real.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/smell_tech.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9510 data-hint-location='73750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/how_is_the_smell_released.m4a'>How is the smell released?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='special equipment'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/press_a_button.m4a'><span>press a button</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/pine_cones.m4a'><span>pine cones</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/special_equipment.m4a'><span>special equipment</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/air_freshener.m4a'><span>air freshener</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9511 data-hint-location='39625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/what_does_virtual_mean.m4a'>What does virtual mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='on a computer'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/actual_forest.m4a'><span>actual forest</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/on_a_computer.m4a'><span>on a computer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/smell_technology.m4a'><span>smell technology</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/in_the_air.m4a'><span>in the air</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9512 data-hint-location='55896' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/researchers_have_created_environments_that_smell_like__blank_.m4a'>Researchers have created environments that smell like <span class='blank'>the real thing</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the real thing'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/a_new_car.m4a'><span>a new car</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/human_robots.m4a'><span>human robots</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/a_pine_forest.m4a'><span>a pine forest</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2151/the_real_thing.m4a'><span>the real thing</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button 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