Tongue

Researchers at Georgia Tech have discovered that frog saliva switches between watery and viscous states, allowing the animals to both catch prey and then whip it back into their mouths. The findings could have implications for human technology.​

In order to regain their sense of hearing, many deaf people currently opt for cochlear implants. Such devices are expensive, however, plus they must be surgically installed. That's why researchers are developing an electric retainer that transmits spoken words to the user by buzzing their tongue.

An electronic tongue developed by researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona can accurately distinguish between various beer varieties with a success rate of almost 82 percent.

Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a holiday in which we celebrate the blessings granted by Life, the Universe, and Everything. It may soon be possible to enjoy such a repast as a character in a movie or a video game, aided by a new method for digitally actuating the sense of taste.

Medicated dissolvable oral strips have been developed to treat minor burns inside the mouth.

New device allows tongue-control of wheelchairs and computers by quadriplegics

Spanish researchers have developed an electronic tongue capable of distinguishing between different varieties of cava wine based on how much sugar was added during production.

Spanish researchers have developed an "electronic tongue" for analyzing the content of antioxidant powders, along with fruit and fruit products.

A student at Tokyo's University of Electro-Communications has invented a robotic tongue device for online kissing.

A new device aims to help restore the experience of vision for the blind and visually impaired by using nerves on the tongue's surface to send light signals to the brain.

Invented by European scientists, this handheld device has a multi-sensor chip which senses distinctive characteristics of wine varieties. By analyzing the sugar content, acidity and alcohol, the machine can also determine the year and grape variety of the sample.