2024年10月26日「モバイル英語学習」第849号 (英語エッセイ): Innovative Motion Sickness Glasses

Notes:

motion sickness - 乗り物酔い ;
affordable 手頃な – 購入しやすい価格であること

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A French company, led by Hubert Jeannin, has created glasses to help with motion sickness. These glasses work by changing what the eyes see, helping the brain reset its balance. Scientists know that motion sickness happens when the inner ear and visual inputs send different signals. Jeannin spent over 20 years developing the glasses. At first, it was hard to convince people that they worked. Now, they are popular and even the French navy is interested in testing them for sailors who get seasick. The company has sold 50,000 glasses, with 70% sold in France and the rest in Spain, Italy, and the UK. They sell mainly through their website and Amazon. A new version for children is in development and should be ready by the end of the year. The glasses are affordable, priced between €69 and €89.
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(Image from https://boardingglasses.com/en)

2024年9月7日「モバイル英語学習」第842号 (英語エッセイ): Why Do Leaves Turn Yellow in Autumn?

Notes
pigment – 色素 – 植物や動物などの組織に含まれる、色を持つ物質。
chlorophyll -クロロフィル – 植物が光合成を行うために必要な緑色の色素。
photosynthesis – 光合成 – 植物が光のエネルギーを使って、二酸化炭素と水から酸素と栄養分を作り出す過程。
Carotenoids – カロテノイド – 黄色やオレンジ色をした色素で、植物の葉や果実に含まれている。
conserve – 保存する。

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In autumn, leaves change color because of changes in weather and daylight. Trees absorb sunlight through their leaves, which contain a pigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll gives leaves their green color and helps trees produce food through photosynthesis.

As autumn arrives, days become shorter, and the temperature drops. Trees start to prepare for winter by slowing down their food production. This means they stop making as much chlorophyll, and the green color fades away. As the chlorophyll disappears, other pigments in the leaves, like carotenoids, become visible. Carotenoids give leaves their yellow and orange shades.

This process helps trees conserve energy and water during the colder months when sunlight and water are limited. Eventually, the leaves fall off, allowing the tree to survive through winter and grow new leaves in spring.
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