Signals sent by tongue’s taste cells prevent the brain from confusing bitter and sweet

Findings could help inform policy decisions on how to use vaccines in outbreaks

Redesigned porous carbon has applications for water and air filtration, chemical production, mining, energy storage, and natural gas and biogas conditioning

Essence, usually extracted from a plant to add flavor or provide a scent, according to a new UF/IFAS study, can be used to improve juice flavor

By using a technique that combines electricity and chemistry, future pharmaceuticals may soon be easily scaled up to be manufactured in a more sustainable way

The particulates—known as titanium suboxide nanoparticles—are unintentionally produced as coal is burned, creating these tiniest of particles, as small as 100 millionths of a meter

University of Adelaide researchers developed a realistic mathematical model to predict whether gene drives could be used to eradicate populations of invasive mice from islands

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have shown that high-frequency alternating magnetic fields can be used to destroy bacteria that are encased in a slimy “biofilm” growing on a metal surface

Saliva-powered battery could be helpful in extreme conditions

Single cell RNA-seq will provide key insight on how different types of taste cells function

A Washington University team, led by Lan Yang, the Edwin H. & Florence G. Skinner Professor of Electrical & Systems Engineering, has made major strides recently in the study and manipulation of light

Research findings suggest that full service line replacement or flushing the replaced pipes before consumption should be priorities