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

"Next time you have a strawberry, close your nose and eyes" says Chalmers, which sounds a bit like a romantic evening for one. "A strawberry is very sour, but it is perceived as sweet because of its ...

The company provides IV therapy and diluents, such as sodium chloride, dextrose, balanced electrolyte solutions, lactated ringer's, ringer's, mannitol, sodium chloride/dextrose, and sterile water ...

The e-Taste system, inspired by previous biosensor work in VR and AR, highlights the under-represented chemical dimension in ...

Top image: e-Taste placed on different parts of the tongue. Bottom image: e-Taste seen from different angles. © Chen et al., Sci. Adv. 11, eadr4797 (2025); collage ...

The system uses five edible chemicals: glucose for sweet, citric acid for sour, sodium chloride for salty, magnesium chloride for bitter and glutamate for savory umami. These chemicals are infused ...

The technology works by using five key chemicals that correspond to the basic tastes: sodium chloride (salty), citric acid (sour), glucose (sweet), magnesium chloride (bitter), and glutamate (umami).

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have transformed entertainment, gaming, and remote collaboration. These ...

Ototoxicity and glucose intolerance are rare side effects ... spironolactone increases sodium chloride and water excretion while conserving potassium and hydrogen ions. The inhibition of sodium ...

First, an “electronic tongue” analyzes food by detecting five key taste molecules—glucose (sweet), citric acid (sour), sodium chloride (salty), magnesium chloride (bitter), and glutamate ...