Creating together new value through approaching to the sense of smell Sony's Tensor Valve™ technology: unique odorant control technology
<Overview>
Anyone can easily handle “smell”
The sense of smell is said to be the least studied of the five senses. Smell has been considered difficult to handle until now. In the hope of a future in which everyone can freely handle smells, we have developed our own Tensor Valve technology that allows for easy control of smells.
The "NOS-DX1000", announced in this October is a digital olfaction system for olfactory measurement, where leakage of smells and odor pollution of the space have been issues.＊Only for Japanese market.
New proposal for user experience, the “Grid Scent", which enables spatial aromatherapy, by freely controlling the number, placement, odor presentation distance/range, and control method.
Visitors to the exhibition will be able to experience new possibilities in the fusion of movie, music and smells.
<Business manager>
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Shuji Fujita
Olfactory Business Development Office
Business Incubation Dept.
Business Development Strategy Div.
New Business & Technology Development Group
Sony Corporation
<Development manager>
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Yukito Inoue
Olfactory Business Development Office
Business Incubation Dept.
Business Development Strategy Div.
New Business & Technology Development Group
Sony Corporation
<Main features>
- Proprietary Wire type Linear Actuator Valve Array
①High force → High hermeticity
②High stroke → High effusion
③High parallelism → multiple odorants hold in small package - Spiral channel structure
- for enhanced effusion - Airflow control mechanism
- Immediately removes any lingering odorants - Deliver scent to a defined area a few meters away without diffusing broadly.
- Modularization allows easy simultaneous control by various control methods while freely changing the number and location.
Nest-gen Olfactometry System NOS-DX1000
<Examples of achievements>
Next-gen Olfactometry System, “NOS-DX1000” to be released in 2023 Spring.
<Future direction>
By developing Sony's odorant control technology through open innovation in collaboration with other companies' services and content, we will expand our business into various areas such as medical/health, entertainment, and communication. At this exhibition, visitors will be able to experience the "NOS-DX1000" scheduled for release in the spring of 2023 as well as our new proposal of user experience, the "Grid Scent", as the next step of its business exploration.
We will create together a new emotional experience by digitally transforming odors, which has been difficult in the past.
We hope that you will make use of the technologies introduced here for various applications.
