Electric Fork Tricks Tongue into Tasting Salt
From: Medical Design Technology - 04/05/2016
By: Sam Brusco

People with heart disease or hypertension have to adhere to a low-sodium diet
to prevent the risk of a critical event due to rising blood pressure. But one
flavorful Japanese research project might be able to trick the tongue into a
saltier taste with an electrified fork.

Hiromi Nakamura of the Rekimoto Lab in the University of Tokyo has designed a
fork with a rechargeable battery, which lasts about six hours per charge, and
an electric circuit. The user merely puts the fork on their tongue, and
pushes a button on the handle to activate one of three levels of saltiness.
Although somewhat unintuitive for a fork, the prototype is not waterproof.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/blog/2016/04/electric-fork-tricks-tongue-tasting-salt

Link:
Electric Fork Adds Taste to Salt-free Meal
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/atclen/news_en/15mk/032500469