非凡的科技

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顛覆認知的偉大科技，似乎從不缺少，各種智能產品甚至讓人應接不暇。

眼鏡能檢測血糖指標；特殊液體使宇航服更加堅固；新型亮粉不僅美觀，關鍵還環?！@些你都見過嗎？

A New Kind Of Contact Lens

A new contact lens1 may help people who have a disease called diabetes （糖尿?。? People with diabetes may have too much sugar in their blood. Some people have to check their blood sugar a few times a day with a needle2. Ouch！ People might be able to use the new contact lens instead.

This contact lens does not help people see better. It finds the sugar in their tears. A light flashes3 on a screen if there is too much sugar. People can also look at their phones to see if their blood sugar level is too high.

The lens is soft and easy to wear. It is not yet available to the public. But in five years， people may be able to use the new lens.

新型智能隱形眼鏡

一種新的隱形眼鏡或將成為糖尿病患者的福音。糖尿病患者血液中的糖分往往過高，因此，有些人不得不用針扎手指取血的方式檢測血糖，每天扎上幾針確實不令人愉快。這款新的隱形眼鏡或許能夠代替之前的檢測方式。

該隱形眼鏡不用于增強視力，而是可以監測眼淚中的葡萄糖含量。當葡萄糖含量超過預警值，鏡片上的燈便會開始閃爍。此眼鏡還能綁定手機，幫助患者查看數據。

這種隱形眼鏡柔軟舒適，便于佩戴。但目前研究團隊還在繼續測試，預計未來5年內，糖尿病病人也許可以使用這種新型眼鏡。

Did you know？

Scientists and engineers used tiny particles to build the new contact lens. They needed special tools. The particles were too small to see with just their eyes！

研究小背景

科學家團隊在開發這種智能隱形眼鏡時，克服了許多制作工藝上的難關。他們使用的電子部件肉眼根本無法看見，必須借助特殊的工具。

Making A Stronger Space Suit

Space can be a dangerous place for astronauts4. There is no air in space. It is very cold. Bits of metal and rock are floating all around. Also， astronauts work with sharp tools. All these things can harm a space suit （宇航服）.

Scientists are making stronger space suits. A special liquid5 soaks6 into the suit. The liquid becomes thick when something hits it. So these suits will get stronger if something hits them. The new suits are also thin and not too heavy.

Astronauts are not the only ones who could use stronger suits. Police officers and firefighters7 could use them， too.

宇航服升級

對宇航員來說，太空的環境惡劣。那里沒有可供人類呼吸的空氣，溫度極低。無處不在的隕石與金屬也是威脅宇航員的巨大危險。另外，宇航員使用的工具往往也能成為破壞航天服的利器。

科學家們正在研究如何加強宇航服的抗撞擊性能。他們為其注入一種特殊液體，遇到撞擊時能夠變得堅硬，從而使宇航服更加堅固。這款新型宇航服還能做到輕薄、不厚重。

除了宇航員，需要堅固戰衣的職業還有很多，像警察和消防員。

New Kind Of Glitter8

Companies are developing new kinds of glitter（亮粉） that are not made of plastic9. Instead， the new glitter is made from plants. Plastic never breaks down10 all the way. When it gets into the ocean， plastic glitter can harm fish and other animals that eat it.

The biggest problem is the glitter in makeup11. When people wash their faces， the glitter goes into the sink12， then it ends up in the ocean. Many ocean animals have eaten plastic. Eating plastic can harm or even kill animals.

The new glitter is still shiny and fun to use， but it breaks down fast， and it is made from trees. You might want to use this new kind of glitter for your next work of art.

新型環保亮粉

大部分的亮粉由塑膠制成，而塑膠無法完全分解，進入海洋后易被海洋生物誤食，造成嚴重傷害。因此，不少企業正在研制新型亮粉，這類亮粉由植物制成。

亮粉常被用在彩妝產品中，造成嚴重的環境污染問題。當人們清潔面部后，彩妝中的亮粉進入下水道，最終流入海洋。這種細小的微粒經常被海洋中的動物吃下肚，引發疾病甚至死亡。

新型亮粉來自樹木，能夠被快速分解。并且它們依舊閃亮，能夠增添不少歡樂色彩。下次再創作，你可以試試這類新型環保亮粉。