And now microparticles of plastic have even been found… can you guess where, Beth?

现在甚至还发现了塑… … 你能猜到发现于哪里吗，贝丝？

It was chemical engineer and material scientist Yendry Corrales-Urena who noticed the silica-based microparticles.

注意到这种硅基的是化学工程师兼材科学家耶德利·科拉斯-包尼亚。

Any time plastic containers are heated, chemical changes in the material mean it can leach microparticles into your food.

每当塑容器被加热时，材发生的化学变化意味着会有子渗入到食物中。

But when the material is subjected to high pressure, the microparticles are squeezed close enough together to carry a current.

当这种材受到高压影响其中的金属受到挤压便会带电。

The scientists covered batteries with a material—technically a quantum-tunneling composite—in which microparticles of conductive metal are suspended in an insulating layer.

科学家们用一种名为QTC成物的材裹住电池从而使得导电的金属在绝缘层内同外界隔离。

And it turns out that, while harvesting that nanocellulose, you can also get rosettelike silica-based microparticles.

结果发现，在获得纳米纤维素的同时，还可以得到玫瑰花状的硅基。