Researchers in Japan have just developed the world's first electric chopsticks that use electrical stimulation and a mini-computer worn on the eaters’ wristband to artificially create the taste of salt! 
Salt is made up of sodium chloride, however too much salt can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease and even stroke. 
The chopsticks transmit sodium ions from food, through the chopsticks to the mouth where they create a sense of saltiness without the actual intake of salt. 
The Japanese inventors were trying to address an issue of high salt intake in the Japanese population due to common foods like miso and soy sauce. 
The average Japanese adult consumes around 10 grams of salt every day which is double the recommended by the World Health Organisation. 
The inventor Meiji University professor Homei Miyashita has been known to invent unusual things for the tongue, and only a few months ago launched his lickable TV invention https://www.engadget.com/taste-the-tv-lickable-screen-173805499.html 
Let's see what's next for Homei! 
Dr Michelle Dickinson joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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Harry Styles is coming to NZ in 2023. 
Coachella weekend 2 is on right now. 
The return of Better Call Saul. 
Chris Schulz joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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Harry Styles is coming to NZ in 2023. 
Coachella weekend 2 is on right now. 
The return of Better Call Saul. 
Chris Schulz joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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It’s almost show time! Dancing with the Stars Season 9 kicks off tonight, and this year our very own Kerre Woodham is in the line-up. 
We can’t wait to see her glammed up in sequins, waltzing and cha-cha'ing her way around the dance floor. 
So, it’s show day, Kerre is already in hair and makeup. 
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It’s almost show time! Dancing with the Stars Season 9 kicks off tonight, and this year our very own Kerre Woodham is in the line-up. 
We can’t wait to see her glammed up in sequins, waltzing and cha-cha'ing her way around the dance floor. 
So, it’s show day, Kerre is already in hair and makeup. 
She joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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TikTok is changing the face of book publishing. 
It’s something that has taken hold in Francesca’s household … this week she received a package of books, that were snapped up by her 13-year-old who had seen them reviewed on TikTok. 
In Britain, TikTok has helped book sales reach record high levels in 2021. 
Booktok is a huge phenomenon and to talk through exactly what it has meant for publishers here in New Zealand, Hachette NZ’s Marketing Manager, Sacha Beguely, joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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TikTok is changing the face of book publishing. 
It’s something that has taken hold in Francesca’s household … this week she received a package of books, that were snapped up by her 13-year-old who had seen them reviewed on TikTok. 
In Britain, TikTok has helped book sales reach record high levels in 2021. 
Booktok is a huge phenomenon and to talk through exactly what it has meant for publishers here in New Zealand, Hachette NZ’s Marketing Manager, Sacha Beguely, joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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Jason Walls has been in Singapore and Japan with the PM this week and he arrived back in New Zealand around 6 this morning. 
Newstalk ZB chief political reporter Jason Walls joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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Jason Walls has been in Singapore and Japan with the PM this week and he arrived back in New Zealand around 6 this morning. 
Newstalk ZB chief political reporter Jason Walls joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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Weta Workshop has signed on to bring a piece of New Zealand’s World War One history alive. 
The project is a memorial museum and visitor centre, in the small French town Le Quesnoy. 
It will tell the story of a pivotal moment in the first world war, where New Zealand led the liberation of Le Quesnoy. 
To talk me through the project I am joined by Weta Workshop Senior Creative Director, Andrew Thomas. 
And last year on Anzac Day we spoke to New Zealand Memorial Museum Trust – Le Quesnoy Chairman Sir Don McKinnon about this project while it was still in the fundraising stages. 
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