A new technology called e-Taste could allow us to taste virtual beverages, though it's probably still a long way from ...

Researchers at Ohio State University, led by Yizhen Jia, have developed e-Taste, a system designed to analyse food samples.

Each of the basic tastes, she explained, is perceived by taste buds in a unique region on the tongue: sweet at the tip, salty and sour at the sides, bitter at the back. She gave the girls Q-tips ...

We find out… We recognise five basic tastes: sweet, bitter, sour, salty and umami (savoury). But we also recognise an enormous range of flavours, as every variety of every ingredient has an ...

Contrary to current scientific dogma, fat does have taste after all, according to Purdue University research. For decades scientists agreed on four basic food tastes: sweet, salty, sour and bitter. In ...

Virtual reality could get more realistic thanks to scientists inventing an artificial tongue that can taste flavours, such as ...

This unique taste profile is thanks to ammonium chloride, a salt responsible for the licorice flavor. According to scientists ...

Meiji University scientist has found a way to reproduce taste, just as we’ve long been able to do for sight and sound. The human tongue has separate receptors for detecting five basic tastes ...

Taste, is bringing taste into the virtual world. By using sensors and chemical dispensers, this device allows users to experience flavors remotely. Scientists tested its ability to replicate different ...

Bitterness is one of the five basic tastes humans can detect, along with sour, sweet, salty, and umami (a meaty, savory taste ...

We have to learn to like those. We use our tongues to discover what food tastes like. There are five basic tastes the tongue can recognise, and for each of them there is a set of receptors that ...