18-03-30 Question: What do astronauts, brides and Tom Wolfe have in common? They all wear white to keep the heat at bay. Anyway, the sartorial thinking is this: floaty, breezy, delicate fabrics of the lightest colors allow all that solar heat fighting its wa...
17-08-21 Researchers at the Biotherapy Development Research Center Co. in Kanazawa, Japan, have come with a 100%-natural solution to the age-old problem of melting ice-cream. By using polyphenol found in strawberry, they can keep a popsicle from melting for...
17-07-11 A heat wave will expand from northern China to the countrys central and eastern regions in the coming three days, the meteorological agency reported Tuesday. 中国气象局周二报道,未来三天一股热浪将从华北地区扩散至华中、华东地区。 On Monday, much of n...
17-05-18 Chinas meteorological authority issued a yellow alert Wednesday, as a heat wave is expected to sweep across many regions of the country from Thursday. 中国气象局周三发布高温黄色预警,周四将有一股热浪横扫国内许多地区。 Temperatures are expected to ri...
16-08-25 Teacher: We all know that heat causes an object to expand and cold causes it to contract. Now, can anyone give me a good example? John: Well, in the summer the days are long, and in the winter the days are short. 老师:我们都知道热胀冷缩的道理。现在...
16-08-10 A heat wave will sweep Chinas central regions in the coming week, while rains are forecast for the south, the meteorological authority said Tuesday. 中国气象主管部门周二表示,在接下来的一周,一股热浪将席卷华中地区,华南地区将有降雨。 The Huanghuai a...
16-07-29 Variations in the ability of sand particles kicked into the atmosphere from deserts in the Middle East to absorb heat can change the intensity of the Indian Summer Monsoon, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. The resear...
16-06-17 Apples Gillian Clarke They fill with heat, dewfall, a night of rain. In a week they have reddened, the seed gone black in each star-heart. Soft thud of fruit in the deepening heat of the day. Out of the delicate petals of secret skin and that irreve...
16-04-06 A finely tuned carbon nanotube thin film has the potential to act as a thermoelectric power generator that captures and uses waste heat, according to researchers at the Energy Departments National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The research cou...
16-01-20 Lawrence Livermore scientists, working with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and university colleagues, have found that half of the global ocean heat content increase since 1865 has occurred over the past two decades. In recent decade...