The audio content of the album alters to interact with the environment, thus creating a unique listening experience every time the album is played en route.

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The resistance of a detector changes as the polymer swells in response to its reaction with the odour molecules and thus alters the connections between the particles of carbon black.

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Each bead is doped with a mixture of chemicals that become electrically charged in response to odour molecules and that charge alters the colour of the dye.

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