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What is discussed
AskMonty AI editorial noteSource consulted:
In December 2021, Montemagno surveys digital-nose projects: sensors intended to recognise smells or substances in rooms, food and objects. Drawing on startup presentations, he describes possible uses involving safety, food and health. His interest is accompanied by doubts: he has not yet described a personal device test, wonders about the cost of covering several rooms and asks what action would follow an alert. The diagnostic applications are reported prospects, rather than clinical effectiveness demonstrated in the episode.
Key points
- Digital noses are presented as sensors for settings ranging from rooms to food.
- Health and industrial uses are discussed through claims from the cited projects.
- The speaker postpones a personal test and leaves questions about costs, coverage and the usefulness of alerts unanswered.



