Scientists develop artificial mouth to study complexities of chewing, digesting
Engadget (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Filed under: Robots Sure, we've seen a set of robotic chompers before, but a team of scientists led by one Gaëlle Arvisenet is taking artificial mouths to a new plateau. In a study set to be released in next week's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers report on the "design of an artificial mouth that mimics the first vital steps of human digestion -- chewing, saliva release and...
