How does one synthetically produce love?

This article examines the emerging intersection of biotechnology, affective technology, and synthetic biology in the quest to produce and manipulate human emotions, particularly love, through technological means. It explores the scientific basis of emotions as biochemical processes involving neuropeptides such as oxytocin and vasopressin, and discusses contemporary developments in emotional artificial intelligence (EAI), biocomputing, and wearable microfluidic implants as potential methods for detecting and administering synthetic emotions. The article also traces historical and cultural practices of love potions, critiques current affective technologies for their limitations in capturing complex emotions, and reflects on ethical and societal implications of technologically enhanced emotions and the evolving concept of the cyborg in the "Biotechnocene" era. An artistic project named Ephemeral is presented as a speculative exploration of these themes, aiming to provoke discussion on the integration of technology with human emotional experience.