In the second iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released today, there are a selection of new emoji characters, including bags under eyes, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable, harp, shovel ...

Perhaps one of the new emoji that stands out the most is the “face with bags under eyes,” which is basically an emoji with a really tired face. But users will also have a few other new options ...

Imagine savoring the taste of cake without taking a single bite. Scientists have developed a groundbreaking device that brings taste to virtual reality, revolutionizing how we experience digital ...

But smell is only half the picture. What if you could actually deliver a real taste on the tongue? A team from the Ohio State University have created a sensing system called e-Taste that can ...

Top image: e-Taste placed on different parts of the tongue. Bottom image: e-Taste seen from different angles. © Chen et al., Sci. Adv. 11, eadr4797 (2025); collage ...

The system, called “e-Taste,” can detect chemicals in foodstuffs and wirelessly transmit this information to a device that delivers the same or equivalent chemicals to a user’s tongue.

But that could change thanks to a new “bio-integrated gustatory interface” device called “e-Taste.” Researchers from Ohio State University detailed how their new device works this week ...

Scientists tested a device that helped volunteers taste flavors meant to represent distant samples of coffee, lemonade, fried eggs, cake and fish soup. By Veronique Greenwood Imagine you are video ...

Learn how science and culture shape musical taste with Dr. Nolan Gasser, live music, and a fun app. Explore the science and culture behind musical taste with Dr. Nolan Gasser, the architect of ...

An electronic tongue that can replicate flavours like cake and fish soup could help recreate food in virtual reality, but can’t yet simulate other things that influence taste, such as smell.

Novel technology intends to redefine the virtual reality experience by expanding to incorporate a new sensory connection: taste. Novel technology intends to redefine the virtual reality experience ...