非凡的科技

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颠覆认知的伟大科技，似乎从不缺少，各种智能产品甚至让人应接不暇。

眼镜能检测血糖指标；特殊液体使宇航服更加坚固；新型亮粉不仅美观，关键还环保……这些你都见过吗？

A New Kind Of Contact Lens

A new contact lens1 may help people who have a disease called diabetes （糖尿病）. 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.

新型智能隐形眼镜

一种新的隐形眼镜或将成为糖尿病患者的福音。糖尿病患者血液中的糖分往往过高，因此，有些人不得不用针扎手指取血的方式检测血糖，每天扎上几针确实不令人愉快。这款新的隐形眼镜或许能够代替之前的检测方式。

该隐形眼镜不用于增强视力，而是可以监测眼泪中的葡萄糖含量。当葡萄糖含量超过预警值，镜片上的灯便会开始闪烁。此眼镜还能绑定手机，帮助患者查看数据。

这种隐形眼镜柔软舒适，便于佩戴。但目前研究团队还在继续测试，预计未来5年内，糖尿病病人也许可以使用这种新型眼镜。

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

科学家团队在开发这种智能隐形眼镜时，克服了许多制作工艺上的难关。他们使用的电子部件肉眼根本无法看见，必须借助特殊的工具。

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

对宇航员来说，太空的环境恶劣。那里没有可供人类呼吸的空气，温度极低。无处不在的陨石与金属也是威胁宇航员的巨大危险。另外，宇航员使用的工具往往也能成为破坏航天服的利器。

科学家们正在研究如何加强宇航服的抗撞击性能。他们为其注入一种特殊液体，遇到撞击时能够变得坚硬，从而使宇航服更加坚固。这款新型宇航服还能做到轻薄、不厚重。

除了宇航员，需要坚固战衣的职业还有很多，像警察和消防员。

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.

新型环保亮粉

大部分的亮粉由塑胶制成，而塑胶无法完全分解，进入海洋后易被海洋生物误食，造成严重伤害。因此，不少企业正在研制新型亮粉，这类亮粉由植物制成。

亮粉常被用在彩妆产品中，造成严重的环境污染问题。当人们清洁面部后，彩妆中的亮粉进入下水道，最终流入海洋。这种细小的微粒经常被海洋中的动物吃下肚，引发疾病甚至死亡。

新型亮粉来自树木，能够被快速分解。并且它们依旧闪亮，能够增添不少欢乐色彩。下次再创作，你可以试试这类新型环保亮粉。