Researchers invented an electronic lollipop that lets you taste things in virtual reality

A new “VR lollipop” could soon let you taste things in virtual reality. Researchers highlighted the device in a new study published late last month in the journal PNAS. According to that study, the lollipop-like device lets you taste up to nine different flavors in virtual reality.

The flavors are simulated and can even be combined with smells to help make the sensation of taste feel lifelike, the scientists explain in their study. They simulate the different flavors by using small pouches filled with gels.