Computer scientist Shwetak Patel and his team are developing new sensing systems. The initial focus was really around energy and water monitoring.They built a new generation of smart sensors that monitor electronic interference on a homes power line

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(六月)

its time again for the A Moment of Science mailbag. A listener writes: Dear A Moment of Science, Ive always been fascinated by volcanoes. So I was wondering: How well can scientists predict when and where a volcano will erupt? Intersting question. Th

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Seven skills for talents on twenty-first century Technical and technological skills will take on greater importance. They will be a growing need for people who can understand and fix systems, from computer systems to product distribution systems, to

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Beginners. We keep busy in the Winter. We play in the snow and do sports, but there are other things to do inside the house. Because we live in an older home, there are projects to do. These are small changes that need to be made to the house. Why do

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Haiti's Cholera Epidemic Not Waning;Vaccination to Begin The United States' most prominent public health agency is calling the cholera epidemic in Haiti the worst cholera outbreak in recent history. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Students Build Homes for Needy Families On a sandy lot in the small, growing city of Delray Beach, Florida, seven teenagers are hammering and shoveling in the hot mid-day sun. The Atlantic High students are members of the school's Eagle Nest Construc

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Woman-Owned Hardware Business Thrives in US Capital Area Gina Schaefer never expected to get into the hardware business. But when she and her husband bought an apartment that needed to be fixed up and there were no local hardware stores, she decided

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Former Kenyan Prisoners Seek Redemption Through Work 肯尼亚出狱囚犯寻求救赎的工作 NAIROBI It is hard to find a job in Kenya and even harder with a criminal record. But a group of former prisoners in Nairobi is working to prove there is

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Entrepreneurs Find New Ways to Address Housing Shortages 企业家找到新方法来解决住房短缺问题 Housing shortages affect both developed and developing countries, so entrepreneurs are trying to find new ways to solve the problem. They're

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There were horrible floods in West Virginia last summer. Twenty-three people died. Thousands of homes were destroyed. Many flood victims are still struggling to find adequate housing. Now high school students are stepping in to t

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In A Drying Climate, Colorado's 'Water Cop' Patrols For Water Thieves DAVID GREENE, HOST: It was a hot, dry summer this year in the American Southwest. In farming communities in the Four Corners region where Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico sha

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When you own a house, there is always something that needs work . I have been putting off repainting the garage and I decided that I would do it this weekend. I went to the home improvement store early in the morning to get the supplies Id need. I wa

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Paige: I think we can get everything we need to fix up the house in one trip. What do you think? Vern: We can try. It seems like everybody had the same thought when they woke up this morning: Go to the home improvement store ! Paige: Yeah, its a litt

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Old Faithful 老忠实喷泉是美国黄石公园中最负盛名的景观。黄石最著名的间歇泉是老忠实喷泉,它不像其他喷泉那样爆发没有规律,它每隔几十分钟,就会喷发一次,从不叫旅客失望。它始终如一

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