Tech Tuesday: Desigators

In this week’s Tech Tuesday for WCJB TV20, UF Innovate’s Bethany Gaffey interviews recent graduate Alexander Weaver from the University of Florida with the DesiGator, a food desiccator he and teammates from several departments in the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering created for UF’s Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. Read more about UF […]

Sensory Lab Helps UF/IFAS Breeders Know Which Fruits, Veggies Taste, Smell Best

Not long ago, about 200 consumer panelists went to the University of Florida Sensory Testing Lab to taste a new blueberry developed by UF/IFAS scientists. Turns out, they liked the flavor of the ‘Sentinel’ blueberry, said its breeder, Patricio Muñoz. The Sensory Testing Lab sits rather inconspicuously in the middle of campus. Few people come […]