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

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松英文阅读

Doctors Use Virtual Reality to Prepare for Surgeries Felicia Luna had a really bad headache. She said the painful pressure felt like someone was squeezing my head really tight. The pain became so bad that the 41-year-old woman could not lie down and

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Imagine storing digital information in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the substance that carries genetic information in the cells of living things. What about wearing a device that makes you more intelligent or creating new materials by changing the ge

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Could you hear me? Stephen Hawking asked in his iconic computer-synthesized voice, getting a cheerful yes from hundreds of people in a speech hall at the Hong Kong Science Park. 你们能听到我说话吗?当史蒂芬霍金标志性的电脑合成嗓

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A couple of years ago when I was attending the TED Conference in Long Beach, 几年前我参加在长滩TED会议的时候, I met Harriet. 我遇到了哈里特。 We'd actually met online before not the way you're thinking. 实际上我们以前在网

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲科学篇

珍妮班娜斯向发明家传达了这样一个信息:设法解决设计上的问题时先观察自然界。你会在自然界中找到防水、航空力学、太阳能及众多设计灵感。在此,她向我们展示众多灵感取自自然,令

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:生态谜云

Baidu, Chinas largest search group, has launched an attempt to become the Android of the automotive world by sharing its self-driving technology. 中国最大的搜索集团百度(Baidu)发起一项努力,试图通过共享其无人驾驶技术,成

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

3-D Technology Saves Lives 3D技术拯救生命 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Three-dimensional technology -- known as three-D -- gives depth to objects that would otherwise appear two-dimensional, or flat. Three-D makes movie

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Video Game Technology to Save Lives 电子游戏技术挽救生命 The new imaging technology is called Platos CAVE. Dr. Brian Butler is a cancer specialist at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He is also the lead creator of CAVE. Compute

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AS IT IS 2016-01-18 Technology Provides New Tools for Blind Students in Kenya 高科技为肯尼亚盲人学校提供新工具 In Kenya, blind students and those with poor eyesight were still using Braille books for their studies until recently. 直到

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AS IT IS 2016-07-21 Terrorists Using Low-Tech Methods to Attack, Kill 恐怖分子使用低技术方法攻击、杀死 Leaders of the al-Qaida and Islamic State terrorist groups have been urging followers in Western nations to carry out attacks with

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Science and Technology 科技 Computer-generated imagery 计算机图像生成技术 Fabricating fabric 虚拟面料 How to generate more realistic images of clothes 如何生成更逼真的衣物图像 FILMS like Captain America, Tron Legacy and The

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2012年是3D打印年,这项有着三十年历史的技术终于变得易用和大众化。莉沙.哈鲁尼在这里介绍了这项引人入胜的制造工艺能做出以前不可能做到的复杂产品。

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2012年是3D打印年,这项有着三十年历史的技术终于变得易用和大众化。莉沙.哈鲁尼在这里介绍了这项引人入胜的制造工艺能做出以前不可能做到的复杂产品。

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The American College of Sports Medicine forecast that wearable technology would be the number one fitness trend for the New Year after the institution interviewed 2,800 professionals worldwide. Wearable technology includes fitness trackers, smart wat

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A Lenovo smartphone unveiled last Thursday will be clever enough to grasp your physical surroundings such as the room's size and the presence of other people and potentially transform how we interact with e-commerce, education and gaming. 联想公司于

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1998年苹果推出iMac,简洁塑料外壳(the simplicity of the plastic),透亮水蓝(sea-green blue),设计精致。最让人称奇的是,电脑镶嵌了凹陷提手(there's a handle on it)。iMac是台式电脑(desktop computer),大多

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: Be creative, make new music, do art, invent things, science and technology... 要有创意、创作新的音乐、玩艺术、发明东西、科学、技术的...

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A bear has issues I'll tell you that, all right. 这熊真是有点问题 Let's talk about what's happening on television. 我们来说说电视 Is anyone watching Downtown Abbey? 有人看唐顿庄园吗 If you haven't see it,it's basically The Bach

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Science and technology 科学技术 The future technology of the past 六十年代的未来技术 Thunderbirds are gone 远去的雷鸟号 A British defence firm opens its archives to reveal flights of fancy that never flew 英国防务公司公开档案

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