NON-STICK GUM HITS THE STREETS不粘的口香糖问世

By Clive Cookson
Friday, September 14, 2007

  A revolutionary non-stick chewing gum, which could help save the nation £150m in clean-up costs, is set to go on sale next year after completing street trials with UK local councils.
  一种革命性的不粘口香糖可能会为英国节省1.5亿英镑的清洁费用。在与英国地方部门合作进行的街道测试结束后，这种口香糖有望于明年上市。

  The Festival of Science heard yesterday that the “Clean Gum” can be easily removed from pavements, shoes and clothes. It was developed at Bristol University and is being commercialised by Revolymer, a start-up company.
  英国“科学节”(Festival of Science)昨天获知，可以从人行道、鞋子和衣服上轻易地去除这种“清洁口香糖”。它由布里斯托尔大学(Bristol University)开发，目前一家初创企业Revolymer正将其商业化。

  “Our gum has a great taste, it is easy to remove and has the potential to be environmentally degradable,” said Terence Cosgrove, a chemistry professor at Bristol and chief scientist of Revolymer. He declined to hand out scarce samples to the audience in York but said a tasting panel of 20 chewing-gum experts had approved its “mouth feel”.
  布里斯托尔大学化学教授兼Revolymer公司首席科学家特伦斯•考斯格鲁夫(Terence Cosgrove)表示：“我们这款口香糖口味非常好，非常易于清理，并且有可能被环境降解。”他拒绝给约克郡的现场观众分发宝贵的样品，但表示其“口感”已得到了一个由20位口香糖专家组成的测试小组的认可。