Batteries are an essential part of most modern gadgets, and their role is expected to expand as they're incorporated into vehicles and the electric grid itself.

在大部分的现代小玩意中，电池都是必要的部件，随着应用于汽车和电网，预计电池充当的角色更为扩展。

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When asked about their perception of the impact of modern gadgets on their performance of tasks, the overwhelming majority of young people gave a favourable response.

但当被问及现代科技产品对于他们工作表现的影响，绝大多数都认为是都是正面的。

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Though he's known for upgrading traditional Southern cuisine with cutting-edge techniques (he uses liquid nitrogen in cold-milling corn for grits), Mr. Brock believes cooking simply is just as challenging as cooking with modern gadgets.

WSJ: Sean Brock's Beet, Strawberry and Sorrel Salad | Slow Food Fast

We're resigned to the fact that the constantly increasing power demands of modern gadgets will always outstrip slow increases in the energy density of batteries: however, high energy density is not the only factor that goes into making a good battery.

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On walks all through her life she would converse in imagination with her hero, Benjamin Franklin, explaining to that great inventor the gadgets of the modern age.

ECONOMIST: Jane Jacobs