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 This is Scientists American sixty seconds. I am Santy Graver. Got a minute?

  They are called button cells, coin cells or watch batteries. By any names, this tiny round batteries pose a choking danger to kids. And if a kid succeeds in swallowing a button cell, the battery may shortcircut in a moist suffergea environment, burning the tissue. A few children wind up in the emergency room each year after swalowing a button battery. But a team of Harvard MIT researchers that include prolific1 inventor Robert Lancer think they have a partial solution, a protective coating. The scientists covered the battery with a material, technically2 a quatine composite, in which micorparticles of conductive metal are suspended in a insulating layer. Under most circumstances, including inside a child, the layers are non-conductive, but  when the materials are subjected to high pressure, the microparticles are squized together enough to carry currents. One such pressurized environment is the typical 
battery compartment3 in a small device. You often have to force the battery into place. So the same battery that remains4 inlert when swallowed works just fine when it's jammed into its slot in a hearing aid. The waterproof5 design would prevent batteries from corrosion6 and high humidity. The research is in the proceedings7 of the Natural Academy of Sciences. Tests with  pigs found the coated battery to be gentle on a porsigned surfugus. Next step figure out a way to keep the kids from putting  batteries into their mouth in the first place. Can a quantin  composite  be made to taste terrible? Thanks for the minute. This is Scientists American sixty seconds.

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1 prolific fiUyF     
adj.丰富的,大量的;多产的,富有创造力的
参考例句:
  • She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.她是一位多产的作家,写了很多小说和短篇故事。
  • The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.这个文件的最后几页错误很多。
2 technically wqYwV     
adv.专门地,技术上地
参考例句:
  • Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说,这是最先进的设备。
  • The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说,西红柿是一种水果,尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。
3 compartment dOFz6     
n.卧车包房,隔间;分隔的空间
参考例句:
  • We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴,整个客车隔间由我们独享。
  • The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。
4 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
5 waterproof Ogvwp     
n.防水材料;adj.防水的;v.使...能防水
参考例句:
  • My mother bought me a waterproof watch.我妈妈给我买了一块防水手表。
  • All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。
6 corrosion boHzd     
n.腐蚀,侵蚀;渐渐毁坏,渐衰
参考例句:
  • Corrosion is not covered by the warranty.腐蚀不在保修范围之内。
  • Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。
7 proceedings Wk2zvX     
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
参考例句:
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

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