3M舉辦青年科學(xué)家挑戰(zhàn)賽，緩解創(chuàng)新壓力

A 14-year-old scientist took home $25,000 from a national science competition for inventing a liquid bandage that could replace antibiotics.

一個14歲的科學(xué)家發(fā)明了一種可替代抗生素的液體繃帶，在全國科學(xué)競賽上贏得了25,000美元獎金。

Kara Fan from San Diego, CA was won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fan came up with a nano particle liquid bandage that could replace the overuse of antibiotics and potentially reduce the development of superbugs.

來自加利福尼亞州圣地亞哥的Kara Fan贏得了明尼蘇達州圣保羅市的3M青年科學(xué)家挑戰(zhàn)賽。Fan發(fā)明了納米顆粒液體繃帶，能解決抗生素濫用問題，可能會減緩超級細(xì)菌的發(fā)展。

“I want to show my invention of the nanosilver liquid bandage to more people. I think it is important for more people to be aware of antibiotic-resistance bacteria crisis and do something about it,” Fan said.

Fan說：“我想向更多的人展示我發(fā)明的納米銀粒子液體繃帶，我認(rèn)為能讓更多的人了解耐藥菌危機并采取行動是很重要的。”

The 3M Young Scientist Challenge is a national competition for middle school students that takes place every year. The students are tasked with coming up with an idea or invention that tackles existing issues.

3M青年科學(xué)家挑戰(zhàn)賽是一年一度的針對中學(xué)生的全國競賽，參賽學(xué)生的任務(wù)是提出一個解決現(xiàn)有問題的想法或發(fā)明。

Ten finalists are chosen to compete for the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist” and a grand prize of $25,000. After being selected, they work with scientists at to make their idea come to life.

10名參加決賽的選手被選出來角逐“美國頂尖青年科學(xué)家”的頭銜和25,000美元的大獎。決賽選手被選出來之后要和科學(xué)家一起將他們的想法付諸實踐。

Each contestant is judged on their invention’s creativity, scientific knowledge, persuasiveness and communication, and overall presentation.

要對每位選手的發(fā)明創(chuàng)意、科學(xué)知識、說服力和溝通力，以及綜合闡述進行評判。

Other finalists included Jaya Choudray, who invented an airflow control robot that works to reduce energy consumption in a home, and Caroline Crouchley, who invented a climate-friendly transportation system that would eliminate the need for a diesel engine or electric motors.

其他決賽選手有Jaya Choudray，發(fā)明了一個可以減少家庭能源消耗的氣流控制機器人;Caroline Crouchley發(fā)明了一種氣候友好型交通系統(tǒng)，可以省去對柴油機或電動機的需求。

3M holds the competition for students in grades 5-8 because research has shown that their interest in science fades after these years.

3M公司舉辦這場針對5-8年級學(xué)生的競賽，是因為研究表明近些年他們對科學(xué)的興趣有所減退。