Meiji University professor Homei Miyashita developed the spoon and a similar device, electric chopsticks.

明治大学教授宫下惠美开发了勺子和类似的设备电筷子。

A weak electrical current transports sodium ions from food through the chopsticks to the mouth, said Miyashita.

宫下芳明说，微弱的电流将食物中的钠离子通过筷子输送到嘴里。

Miyashita and his research team have explored different ways that technology can interact with human senses.

宫下芳明和他的研究团队探索了科技与人类感官互动的不同方式。

Miyashita and his laboratory have explored ways that technology can interact with and create human sensory experiences.

宫下和他的实验室探索了技术可以与人类互动并创造人类感官体验的方法。

Miyashita and Kirin are improving their chopsticks and hope to have them ready to sell as early as next year.

宫下芳明和麒麟控股公司正在改进他们的筷子，希望最早在明年就能上市销售。

" As we experience the second wave of cases, it shouldn't be a choice between our lives or the economy, " said Miyashita.

" 当我们正在经历第二波疫情时，不应该在生活和经济之间做出选择。"

The devices both use a weak electrical current to send the sodium ions from food, through the chopsticks or spoon, to the mouth where they create a sense of saltiness, said Miyashita.

这些设备的工作原理都是使用微弱的电流将食物中的钠离子通过筷子或勺子送到嘴里，它们会在嘴里产生一种咸味。