Two Japanese researchers won the Ig Nobel Nutrition reward Thursday for their study on how electric currents in utensils such as straws can alter the assumption of taste.
Homei Miyashita, 47, a teacher at Meiji University, and also Hiromi Nakamura, 37, a task associate teacher at the University of Tokyo, approved the reward for a paper they authored, the coordinator of the spoof honor stated.
“I am very honored,” Miyashita stated in an e-mail to Kyodo News prior to the event.

Undated picture reveals amazed straws in a mug, which can alter the assumption oftaste (Photo thanks to Hiromi Nakamura)(Kyodo)
“The thesis was published in 2011 and since then, further progress has been made in research,” he stated, consisting of the growth of utensils that can aid individuals to taste salt in food with the assistance of electrical power also if the quantity is reduced.
Nakamura, that was a.