A “Synthetic Tongue” for Objective Sensing of Complex Substances
July 25, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
This piece actually is about a sensor array that can determine distinct characteristics of different whiskies by unique patterns of fluorescent modulation. While that’s not the kind of story we usually follow, it shouldn’t go unnoticed that a similar approach to determining whether prescription medicines are counterfeit, adulterated, or outdated could be useful in pharmacology and forensics. MORE
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