Electronic Connoisseurs

High-tech electronic noses and tongues are rivaling the capabilities of their human counterparts and may someday prove more valuable to food and beverage companies than living, breathing expert tasters.

[Comparing biological taste vs. the electronic tongue]

SOURCE: American Chemical Society | GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - March 10, 2008

This Story Food Industry Tests Techno-Tasters to Judge Flavor Article \| The expert taster sat silently in the brightly lighted room, surrounded by 53 samples of ruby-red wine. Transcript: Science: Electronic Senses USDA Tests Robotic Meat-Grading System Electronic Connoisseurs		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: American Chemical Society \| GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - March 10, 2008 ¬es=High-tech electronic noses and tongues are rivaling the capabilities of their human counterparts and may someday prove more valuable to food and beverage companies than living, breathing expert tasters." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: American Chemical Society \| GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - March 10, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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