14歲女孩發明液體繃帶，可部分替代抗生素
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歲的科學家發明了一種可替代抗生素的液體繃帶，在全國科學競賽上贏得了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.
來自加利福尼亞州聖地亞哥的Kara Fan贏得了明尼蘇達州聖保羅市的3M青年科學家挑戰賽。Fan發明了納米顆粒液體繃帶，能解決抗生素濫用問題，可能會減緩超級細菌的發展。
“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明的納米銀粒子液體繃帶，我認爲能讓更多的人瞭解耐藥菌危機並採取行動是很重要的。”
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青年科學家挑戰賽是一年一度的針對中學生的全國競賽，參賽學生的任務是提出一個解決現有問題的想法或發明。
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“美國頂尖青年科學家”的頭銜和25,000美元的大獎。決賽選手被選出來之後要和科學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.
要對每位選手的發明創意、科學知識、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發明了一種氣候友好型交通系統，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年級學生的競賽是因爲研究表明近些年他們對科學的興趣有所減退。
