An artificial tongue tells all about toxins

“With financial help from the Pentagon, Israeli scientists develop a means for identifying any kind of water contamination. The well-equipped Israeli defense establishment may receive a significant addition by the end of the year – an artificial tongue.

Teams of scientists at three of Israel’s universities – Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University – have overcome a hurdle that was considered impossible to conquer and developed an apparatus capable of identifying every kind of water contamination.”

See the full story at haaretz.com.