In 1967 researchers at the Ford Motor Company discovered that it conducts these ions as though it were a liquid.
1967年，福特汽车公司的研究人员发现，这些导电的离子好像是液体一样。
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And we put them in the can with a little bit of liquid and little bit of grit powder, and we closed the can up and he turned this motor on and he said, "come back tomorrow."