SSS 2011-04-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Are your car bumpers riddled with scars from encounters with tight parking spaces? Did the furniture movers scratch your floor? Wouldn't it be great if t

SSS 2010-03-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because

SSS 2010-01-19

Most of us blink without thinking. But people whove sustained strokes or combat injuries can lose their ability to blink. Which is important for lubricating and cleaning the eye. Surgery is an optiona small piece of muscle transplanted from the leg c

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Lowering the Ceiling on Roof Energy Losses Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because traditional black asphalt roofs heat up in summer and s

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TCM-based skin care products have been gaining momentum in the last few years as cosmetic brands and consumers alike discover their appeal and potential. 中药护肤品最近几年逐渐走红，美妆品牌和消费者均发现了它们的吸引力和

SSS 2008-09-01

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute?. [Spray sound.] Killing bugs? No. [Spray sound.] Deodorizing the bathroom? No. [Spray sound.] Checking for explosives, yes. Because chemists at the University of Califor

SSS 2011-02-07

Patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery need implants of new, healthy blood vessels. So do those who receive repeated hemodialysis due to kidney failure. The best option is to use the patient's own veins or arteries, but thousands of patients don

SSS 2011-04-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Solar cells convert sunlight to electricity. But they don't take advantage of all that solar heat, thereby missing out on the majority of the solar ene

VOA慢速英语--研究人员研发完全可降解轮胎

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VOA标准英语2016--“智能”绷带有助更快治愈伤口

'Smart' Bandages Could Heal Wounds More Quickly 智能绷带有助更快治愈伤口 Simple bandages are usually seen as the first line of attack in healing small to moderate wounds and burns. But scientists say new synthetic materials with embedded

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3022 nascent

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经济学人63:世界尽头的银幕

Books and Arts; Book Review;New theatre: Travelling Light; 文艺；书评；新剧院：《轻装上阵》； The screen at the end of the world;Antony Sher plays the part of a lifetime; 世界尽头的银幕；安东尼谢尔：生为犹太身，今演

亚马逊推电子书“包月服务”

A Kindle tablet that provides access to Chinese language e-books. LI SANXIAN/CHINA DAILY请看相关报道： Amazon officially unveiled a new monthly subscription service on Tuesday that offers all-you-can-read digital books for 12 yuan ($1.84) per

天弘基金考虑推出交易所交易基金

Tianhong Asset Management, the Chinese fund company that transformed the way millions of Chinese invest their savings, plans to enter the exchange traded fund market for the first time. 天弘基金管理有限公司(Tianhong Asset Management)第一次

微博市值超过Twitter

Chinas Weibo is worth more than US rival Twitter, after a rallying share price drove its market capitalisation to $11.3bn, surpassing the US messaging platforms $11.1bn. 中国的微博(Weibo)市值已超过美国竞争对手Twitter，此前微博的股

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BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The highly-anticipated stock listing reform, which will be launched in March of 2016 at the earliest according to the latest legal changes, is set to usher in a new era for China's stock market, officials and experts have

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Two of the world's largest technology firms, IBM and Microsoft, are vying to tap the nascent, fast-growing market for forecasting air quality in China. 在中国的空气质量预测市场方兴未艾、高速发展之际，全球最大的两家科技公

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Among those being asked to resign was Mike Markkula, who in 1976, as a young venture capitalist, 在被要求辞职的人中，还有迈克马库拉。1976年，作为一个年轻的风险投资家， had visited the Jobs garage, fallen in love with

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The rollout of the gleaming craft marks Virgin Galactic's return to the race to become the world's first major private space tourism company. The new passenger spacecraft is expected to take thrill-seekers, researchers and commercial customers on sho