30 June 2023 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainments Few things rival the joy of sinking into your sofa, enveloped in the soft glow of the television screen, with a bowl of warm, buttery popcorn in your lap. Yet, more often than not, the home-popped version falls woefully short of the heavenly, melt-in-your-mouth delight that you…
Scientists from the University of Cambridge prepared their robot chef to analyze the saltiness of a dish at various stages of the chewing procedure, simulating a similar method in humans, in partnership with domestic appliance manufacturer Beko.