Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a smoking device that includes at least first and second electrodes. An elongate capsule has a length of between 15 mm and 150 mm. The elongate capsule includes a smoking material containing one or more active agents, and metallic foil surrounding the smoking material. The metallic foil is configured to be heated via resistive heating by the first electrode driving a current to the second electrode along a length of more than 5 mm in an axial direction along the metallic foil. Other applications are also described.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for use with a smoking device that includes at least first and second electrodes. A capsule includes a smoking material containing one or more active agents, and a metallic foil surrounding the smoking material and configured to be heated via resistive heating by the electrodes driving a current into the metallic foil. A collapse-prevention element configured to facilitate electrical contact between the electrodes and the metallic foil, by preventing the capsule from collapsing. Other applications are also described.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a cylindrically-shaped capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A smoking device receives the cylindrically-shaped capsule that contains the smoking material and flattens at least part of a portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material. The smoking device vaporizes one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material while at least part of the portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material is in a flattened configuration. Other applications are also described.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A smoking device vaporizes one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material. Two or more sensors, each of which is configured to detect a temperature of the capsule at the same location along a length of the capsule as each other. Other applications are also described.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a smoking device that includes an infrared temperature sensor. A capsule includes a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A metallic foil is disposed around at least a portion of the smoking material, the metallic foil being configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material, by the metallic foil being heated by the smoking device via resistive heating. A coating is disposed around at least a portion of the metallic foil at which the infrared temperature sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the capsule, and/or the portion of the metallic foil is treated, such that the portion of the metallic foil has an emissivity value of at least 0.5. Other applications are also described.