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• Scientists in Japan are at it again, Oddity Central reports.
The Japanese tech company Kirin Holdings has released the new Elecispoon, a metal-and-plastic, battery-powered spoon that will improve human taste buds' perception of salt, thereby allowing them to use less salt in their foods.
Overconsumption of salt is a health issue in Japan. The tip of the spoon's bowl transfers an electric charge to the food it touches and generates an electric field around the tongue, which causes sodium ions to bond together.
The spoon, which sells for $128, has four intensity settings. [Oddity Central, 5/31/2024]