比利時科學家研發獨特技術 可將尿液轉化爲啤酒!

Mankind has been turning beer into urine for centuries. Leave it to science to find a way to reverse that process.

人類數百年來一直在將啤酒轉化爲尿液。現在交給科學，讓其找到方法逆轉這一過程。

Scientists at Belgium's University of Ghent say they've created a machine that turns urine into potable water, and fertilizer, using solar energy. The scientists have since crafted small batches of Belgian ale from the recycled water.

比利時根特大學的科學家們近日宣佈，他們已經制造出一種機器，可以利用太陽能將尿液轉化爲飲用水和肥料。這些科學家們已經利用循環水製作出了少量的比利時啤酒。

"We call it from sewer to brewer,”Sebastiaan Derese, one of the researchers from the University of Ghent, told Reuters. "We're able to recover fertiliser and drinking water from urine using just a simple process and solar energy."

"我們叫它從尿水到酒水”，根特大學一名名叫塞巴斯蒂安·德雷瑟的研究員接受路透社採訪時表示，"只要使用一個很簡單的加工過程，再加上太陽能，我們就能從尿液中重新得到肥料和飲用水。”

The machine collects urine in a big tank which is then heated in a solar-powered boiler. As the heated water evaporates it passes through a membrane, which separates the H2O from nutrients like phosphorous and nitrogen. Those nutrients can then be used to enrich fertilizers for plants. The water is then diverted to a separate tank.

該機器將尿液收集在一個大水槽裏，然後在一個太陽能鍋爐里加熱。隨着加熱，水開始蒸發，然後通過一層薄膜將水和像磷，氮這樣的營養成分分開。這些營養成分可以用來豐富植物的肥料。最後再將水轉移到另一個單獨的水槽中。

Since the system requires no electricity, the researchers hope it can be used to provide clean drinking water for people in developing countries. According to Derese, the process could help organize agriculture in a more sustainable way throughout many rural communities more susceptible to drought.

由於該系統不需要電力，研究人員們希望它可以用來爲發展中國家的人們提供乾淨的飲用水。據德雷瑟表示，這個過程可以幫助許多易受乾旱影響的農村地區以更可持續的方式組織農業。

But the system can also be used for commercial purposes to quickly purify water where there are a lot of people—who have to go to the bathroom a lot—like sports stadiums, shopping malls and airports.

但這一系統也可以用於商業目的，快速淨化人多的地方。比如例如體育館，商場以及機場中的水，在這些場所人們使用衛生間的次數很多。

So the next time you take a swig of beer and think to yourself, "this tastes like warm p---,” you might just be providing an accurate flavor profile.

所以下次當你大口痛飲啤酒時，想一想"這味道像暖和的... ”你可能描述的是正確的味道。