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Century-Old Food Testing Method Updated to Include Complex Fluid Dynamics

November 11, 2019

To make better-tasting desserts, this ultrasonic spinning rheometry method includes velocity profiling of complex liquids in ...

Real Texture for Lab-Grown Meat

October 22, 2019

Researchers grow muscle cells on edible fibers

New, Healthier 'Butter' Spread Is Almost Entirely Water

August 21, 2019

The demand for low-fat, high-protein products has rapidly increased due to consumers' growing health awareness

Designing a Better Low-Fat Potato Chip

August 9, 2019

Researchers have developed a technique to analyze potato chips' physical characteristics from simulated first bite to swallow...

Sensing Food Textures Is a Matter of Pressure

June 14, 2019

Despite being a key driver of the acceptance or rejection of foods, researchers point out that oral texture perception remain...

Sensory Research Digs Deep to Understand Why People like Potatoes

June 13, 2019

Findings will help restaurants and food producers make potato-based foods that better align with consumer expectations and de...

How the Brain Distinguishes Textures—from Sandpaper to Silk

February 20, 2019

Researchers discover the rich neural activity behind the sensation of touch

All That and a Bag of Jellyfish Chips?

February 20, 2018

Danish researchers developed a new method to rapidly transform the soft umbrella-shaped jellyfish body into a crunchy treat...

FocalSpec and Digital Surf Team up to Launch New FocalSpec Map Software

January 10, 2018

Including dedicated tools for surface texture analysis in quality control

Octopus Inspires 3-D Texture Morphing Project

October 16, 2017

A Cornell research team is using the cephalopod as inspiration for a method to morph flat surfaces into three-dimensiona...

Say Cheese: Cornell Lifts New York Cheese Market

July 28, 2017

Cheesemakers large and small from across the Northeast have turned to CALS’ Food Processing and Development Labora...

Biologists Gain Better Understanding of How Food Texture is Sensed

July 29, 2016

A team of biologists has discovered the cellular mechanism through which fruit flies sense food texture

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