CNN 2011-03-26

Not every rescue worker in Japan is human. We've got a report coming up about rescue dogs and how they carry out their unique work. I'm Carl Azuz. CNN Student News starts right now! First up, a U.S. commander says Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is not

太阳科普 第9期

Plasmas I always like to think of as being like naughty children. 我一直觉得电浆就像调皮的小孩 They're full of energy and they are, 充满了能量，随时随地都想捣蛋 want to misbehave and it's ourjob to try 我们的工作就是

What Is the Future of US Nuclear Power Industry?

As Americas nuclear power industry continues to suffer major economic difficulties, some are questioning whether it can - or should - survive. The latest setback came July 31, when state power companies in South Carolina halted construction of two re

NPR 2010-02-17

From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. President Obama announced federal loan guarantees to build the first nuclear power plant in the US in three decades. NPRs Kathy Lohr reports. The 8.3-billion-dollar loan guarantee will pay for the constr

NPR 2011-03-23

The sound of heavy anti-aircraft fire booms in the Libyan capital Tripoli, where forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi are defiantly responding to US-allied air strikes. NPR's David Greene is in Tripoli, where he says Gaddafi backers are out despite

The New Age of Nuclear Power

The New Age of Nuclear Power By Spencer Reiss / Originally published in Wired . Get ready for the mass-produce, meltdown -proof future of nuclear energy 1 A team of Chinese scientists advising the Bei

CNN 2012-05-09

One of challenges Japan's govt is facing is how to get enough electric power to all those people. Up to March last year, part of answer was nuclear power. That was where nearly one third of Japan's energy came from. But that changed after the meltdow

经济学人:日本灾难,钚与米奇鼠

Disaster in Japan日本灾难,钚与米奇鼠 Plutonium and Mickey Mouse钚与米奇鼠 Japans nuclear crisis drags on, exposing profound failures both at the company and in national energy policy 日本核危机悬而未决，暴露出公司和国家能

SSS 2012-04-17

This is Scientific American 60 second Science I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? As it ages, white paper turns a distinctive yellow. But why? To find out, scientists artificially aged modern paper to reveal the changes on the molecular level. The re

日本成功分离可燃冰 或化解能源危机

Japan said Tuesday it had successfully extracted methane hydrate, known as fire ice, from its seabed, possibly unlocking many years' worth of gas for the resource-starved country. In what they are claiming as a world first, a consortium is drilling f

AP 2011-03-21

1. President Barack Obama says he wants a safety review of all 104 nuclear reactors in the US in the wake of the disaster in Japan. The president wants to make sure plants can withstand earthquakes and other disruptions. 2. The House votes to end pub

切尔诺贝利三十年后风险仍在

AS IT IS 2016-04-26 Chernobyl, Risky Still, Thirty Years Later 切尔诺贝利三十年后风险仍在 Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the worlds worst nuclear accident. The effects of the disaster are still felt today.

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Burros Can Do Mor

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A burro is a small donkey. Another way that people say it is BOOR-oh. The name comes from Spanish and, before that, from a Latin term for a small horse. Donkeys are related to horses. Both are part

Seafood Sales Sink in S. Korea

Fear about radiation(放射辐射 ) from the nuclear power plant disaster in Japan is causing sales of seafood to dive in South Korea. At the Garak fish market, the sales pitches about fresh and cheap seafood that would usually entice customers are f

TED演讲:关于人性名利和爱(5)

Four years ago, my lovely wife Gauri and me decided to have a third child. 四年前，我和我太太高丽决定要第三个孩子。 It was claimed on the net that he was the love child of our first child who was 15 years old. 结果网上居然说，

经济学人210:妙招告急-日本能源问题

Energy in Japan 日本能源问题 Bright ideas needed 妙招告急 Japans power monopolies raise costs and stifle innovation 日本能源垄断企业拽高成本，扼杀创新 Sep 17th 2011 | TOKYO | from the print edition THE corridors were dark,

The View From Japan's Nuclear 'Hot Zone'

Modern Geiger counters don't click. As is the case with so many other devices, they have gone digital. At least that is true for the high-tech Japanese Geiger counters here. But they still measure radiation（放射） exposure in the quaint-sounding

China announces nuclear fuel breakthrough

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough(重大突破) in spent fuel reprocessing technology that could potentially（潜在的） solve China's uranium supply problem, Chinese television reported on Monday. The tech

Earthquake Shakes Eastern US

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked much of the U.S. east coast, shaking buildings and sending panicked office workers into the streets in places like Washington. The earthquake shook the region Tuesday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey says th

Oil Prices Drop on Fears for Japan's Economy

World oil prices are dropping because of fears the earthquake and tsunami in Japan will weaken the country's economy and curtail（缩减） its demand for oil. Oil recently has been trading at two-year highs. The violent conflict（冲突,矛盾）