May 5 (UPI) --Scientists in Quebec have developed an artificial tongue that can taste the flavor profiles of maple syrup. The plasmonic tongue is a fairly simple colorimetric test featuring gold ...

In April, maple syrup hit $60 a gallon—it was about $45/gallon in 2008—and many of us syrup lovers had already noticed sticker shock at the grocery store and specialty shop. In some places ...

In a study published in Analytical Methods, the researchers detailed how they used an artificial 'tongue' with gold taste buds to test maple syrup. The 'tongue' is a colorimetric test that detects ...

Producing the maple syrup we pour on our pancakes requires enormous precision and its quality is scrupulously inspected before it is made available for ... “It’s like a test of the pH, ...

The researchers compare the artificial tongue to a pH test for a swimming pool. You simply pour a few drops of syrup into the gold nanoparticle reagent and wait about 10 seconds.