Japanese win Ig Nobel for study on how electric utensils affect taste

Two Japanese scientists won the Ig Nobel Nutrition prize Thursday for their study on how electric currents in utensils such as straws can change the perception of taste.Homei Miyashita, 47, a professor at Meiji University, and Hiromi Nakamura, 37, a project associate professor at the University of Tokyo, accepted the prize for a paper they authored, the organizer of the spoof award said."I am very honored," Miyashita said in an email to Kyodo News before the ceremony."The thesis was published in 2011 and since then, further progress has been made in research," he said, including the develop…READ FULL ARTICLE