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出典： Newsy Origami could soon protect police officers from gunfire. But we're not talking about the paper kind. A team of mechanical engineers at Brigham Young University designed a bulletproof shield inspired by an origami pattern. Brigham Young University - ブリガムヤング大学 bulletproof - 防弾の It's made of 12 layers of Kevlar and has an aluminum core. Kevlar is a fiber used in protective combat gear like helmets and vests. What makes this shield different is its weight and size. Traditional police shields can weigh more than 90 pounds and cover only one person, which isn't great for high-risk situations. But the origami shield only weighs 55 pounds and was designed to protect up to three people. The team tested the shield's strength against a few weapons, and it absorbed bullets from three different pistols. The barrier is just a prototype right now. But the team hopes law enforcement agencies could use it in the future. prototype - 原型、試作品 law enforcem...

Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne) This is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. Around the World in Seventy-Two Days (Nellie Bly) Nellie Bly was an American journalist. In 1888 Bly suggested to her editor at the New York World that she take a trip around the world, attempting to turn the fictional Around the World in Eighty Days into fact for the first time. A year later, at 9:40 a.m. on November 14, 1889, and with two days' notice, she boarded the Augusta Victoria, a steamer of the Hamburg America Line, and began her 24,899-mile journey. In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World (Elizabeth Bisland) In November 1889, the New York World announced that it was sending its repor...

It took about nine months for me to read this book through. I know my reading speed is appallingly slow. The book says that, in the world where extroverted people are admired and respected, introverted people also should have confidence in themselves and act as you feel comfortable. However, I don't remember the details of the book because some of its contents were somewhat difficult for me and I couldn't figure out what they really meant. I might read the book again if I had time.

出典： Newsy Olympic medals might look like gold. Heck, they might even taste like it. But medals for the Tokyo 2020 Games will be made from old cellphones. Organizers are asking the Japanese public to donate old phones and other electronic devices. donate - 寄付する、寄贈する The hope is that enough electronics will be collected so organizers can salvage eight tons of metal to make the 5,000 medals needed for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. salvage - 回収する If you think winning a medal made from recycled materials is worth less than any of the 28 total medals Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has won — think again. For one, gold medals haven't been made of solid gold since the 1912 Summer Games in Stockholm. solid gold - 純金 Nowadays, gold medals are composed of at least 92.5 percent silver and about 1 percent gold. Yahoo estimated a gold medal from the Rio Games had a value of around $565. Silver medals were worth $315. And bronze ones? Well, let's just say you...