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.

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 ...

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, ...

A study led by UMass Chan Medical School researchers has demonstrated that a gene therapy to correct a mutation that causes ...

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 ...

A new test developed by Carleton University researchers to detect low-quality sap is being hailed as a way to prevent thousands of litres of maple syrup from circling the drain each year.

Maple syrup is mainly harvested from three types of maple: sugar, black, and red. The sap of sugar maples has the highest sugar content. As the area these trees cover gets reduced under climate ...

New Jersey university uses $1M grant to produce maple syrup to test out industry in Garden State By . Shannon Thaler. Published March 25, 2024, 9:18 a.m. ET.

Maple trees are best known for their maple syrup and lovely fall foliage. But it turns out that the beauty of those leaves could be skin-deep -- and that's a good thing. Today, scientists report ...

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 ...

A study led by UMass Chan Medical School researchers has demonstrated that a gene therapy to correct a mutation that causes maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) prevented newborn death, normalized ...