【轻松英文阅读】隐形的塔

When construction is finished in 2014, the 450-meter tall Tower Infinity will be one of the 10 tallest structures in the world. But you may not notice it. Why is that? Unlike most skyscrapers, Tower Infinity has been designed not to stand out. Thanks

【轻松英文阅读】最孤独的星球

The earth may feel like a pretty lonely place in the vastness of space. But it would be hard to find a lonelier place than planet PSO J318:5-22. The planet is floating free in space without a star to orbit. It is all-alone in the darkness of space. I

【轻松英文阅读】电子邮件

Before there was Gmail or even Yahoo mail, there was Hotmail, a free web-based E-mail service that was the first of its kind. Because when Microsoft released Hotmail in 1996, most people could only have one E-mail account, with only limited storage,

【轻松英文阅读】机器人与学校

Chris Colaluca of Mohawk Junior High School in Pennsylvania is not your typical student. Chris suffers from spina bifida and is not able to attend class in person. But this does not stop him. He is able to take classes thanks to his robot. The robot

【轻松英文阅读】第五种味觉

Everybody knows these four tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. But did you know there was a fifth one? Well, dont feel too bad; it wasnt even recognized by the scientific community until the eighties. The fifth taste is called umami, which is a J

【轻松英文阅读】超级月亮

One of the best celestial events of the year is set to peak this weekend. It will be the largest super moon of the year. The super moon is actually the result of two phenomena occurring at the same time. The moons orbit around the earth is not perfec

【轻松英文阅读】15岁少年的发明

You may not need to worry about batteries someday soon. A 15-year old girl, Ann Makosinski from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada has invented a flashlight that uses the heat from your hand for power. Instead of using batteries the flashlight uses P

【轻松英文阅读】机器人技术的突破

A small step for a man, but a really big one for tiny robots. Meet Kirobo , the Japanese robot astronaut. Kirobo was created in a joint effort by the University of Tokyo and the Japanese Robotics Company, RoboGarage. The little humanoid robot was des

【轻松英文阅读】如果月亮被代替

Here are some great videos of how it would look if the moon were replaced by the planets in our solar system . In both videos the planets appear as if they were 240,000 miles from the earth . This is the average distance of the moon from earth . So,

【轻松英文阅读】世界上最坚硬的材料

Its the material at the tip of a pencil and it has the potential to revolutionize our lives. A study from Columbia University has shown that graphene is the strongest material in the world. In fact , it is much tougher than diamonds and 300 times str

【轻松英文阅读】引起疾病的寄生虫

A single-celled parasite, know as Cyclospora , has been causing illnesses in several states. The states reporting the highest number of cases are Texas, Nebraska and Iowa. The disease causes flu-like symptoms such as nausea , fatigue and diarrhea . C

【轻松英文阅读】你的手机有多耗电

What do you think are the biggest energy users in your home? Your list most likely includes your A.C., fridge, washing machine, etc. But you would be surprised to know that your smart phone is one of the biggest energy hog in your home. Charging the

【轻松英文阅读】重现李小龙

He has been dead for nearly 40 years. But now hes back to promote Johnnie Walker Whiskey in a new TV commercial. The new ad uses sophisticated computer graphics to recreate Lee. In the ad he strolls on a balcony with the Hong Kong skyline behind him

【轻松英文阅读】无人机的新用途

This could be the future of food delivery . The latest innovation, the domicopter, is taking delivery of pizza to new heights , both literally and figuratively . The unmanned helicopter is designed to get a pizza to your doorstep in minutes no stop s

【轻松英文阅读】世界上最昂贵的休息时间

Do you own an iPad, iPhone, or any other Apple product? If you do, how would you like to give Apple CEO Tim Cook a piece of your mind, over a nice hot cup of coffee? But whether you come to flatter or flatten Cook, that meeting will not come cheap. T

【轻松英文阅读】海豚喜欢跳的高

Dolphins are well-known for their playfulness and intelligence. They have many similarities to humans. They have large brains. They are extremely social animals. They use sounds to communicate. The list goes on. However, you will find this latest dis

【轻松英文阅读】一种新的飞行生物

A new species of flying squirrel has been discovered in the jungles of Laos (map). When you hear of a new species being discoveredyou expect it to be small and hard to find. But as the name implies, the Laotian giant flying squirrel is not very tiny.

【轻松英文阅读】地震的预兆

You may have already seen reports of giant sea serpents washing ashore in California. They are a deep-sea fish known as oarfish and can grow as long as 50 feet long. In fact, they are the largest bony fish in the world. Two oarfish, one 18 feet long

【轻松英文阅读】节省时间的妙招

Here are some cool tech tips to help you save time. First of all, when you are on a website and the text is too small, you hold down the control key and hit the plus key. With each tap, you make the text larger. You can do this on every computer and

【轻松英文阅读】有害的发明

You may have never heard of him, but Thomas Midgley was considered one of the great chemists and inventors of his time. But perhaps no single person in history has done more harm to our earth. While working at a subsidiary of General Motors in 1921 h