IBM has developed Hypertaste, an electronic tongue that detects chemicals in a liquid

An electronic language called Hypertaste was developed by IBM that detects the content of a liquid, very precisely.

This company has not manufactured for the general market for years, it has focused on the professional sector and it is luxury. IBM has specialized in a multitude of solutions for the professional and industrial segment. The company works on dozens of products and projects to advance science. So much so that in April the company introduced an AI for human resources that was able to predict 95% when a worker was about to leave their job.

The company has now created something even more extravagant. They have created a kind of electronic tongue that tests different liquids and detects hazardous or chemical waste. It has been dubbed 'Hypertaste' and it can analyze a large quantity of liquids through a “variety of compounds” with a minimal amount of hardware. It is intended for scientists who do not have access to high-end laboratories.

Hypertaste, IBM's electrical tongue that detects chemicals

"AI-assisted electronic tongue for fast and portable detection of complex liquids," says IBM of Hypertaste. It is based on a set of "multisensitive" electrochemical sensors made up of pairs of electrodes. It allows 'testing' the combinations of molecules in a given liquid to which a specific voltage is assigned.

Once the analysis process of the liquid molecules is carried out, the 'fingerprint' of the liquid is determined. IBM also says that the identification process takes "less than a minute." Something impressive, since normally these systems tend to be slow in terms of detection. But it is also that the data can be quickly viewed in a specific smartphone application.

Regarding the possible cases, IBM gives a lot of uses. It can be used for government agencies to calculate water quality, view water quality at remote sites, etc. It can also be used by food or beverage companies to verify that liquids have the correct ingredients. Eliminates the need to send anything to a laboratory, something that entails a significant reduction in time.

Hypertaste is currently in the prototype phase and it will be some time before it is commercialized. The truth is that the idea is brutal and we want to see how the IBM idea reaches the market.

Source: Techspot