11-03-13 More than 450,000 people have fled their homes because of the crisis in Ivory Coast, the UN refugee agency says. 联合国难民署称,象牙海岸政治危机已使超过45万人背井离乡。 Dead bodies were being eaten by dogs in the streets of the main city, Abidjan a...
11-02-18 When a team of scientists drilling near an Icelandic volcano hit magma(岩浆) in 2009, they had to abandon their planned experiments on geothermal(地热的) energy. But the mishap(灾祸,晦气) could point the way to an alternative source of geothe...
11-01-24 South Korea's civil servants have been ordered to do their public duty by switching off the heating and donning long johns as the severe cold puts a strain on power resources, according to officials. 据一些韩国官员说,韩国政府要求公务员履行公职,关...
11-01-12 The growing popularity of solar photovoltaic(光电的) (PV) systems across the United States has made it more important to maximize their power input. That's why UC San Diego environmental engineering professor Jan Kleissl is working on technologies...
10-12-10 A benchtop(台式) version of the world's smallest battery its anode(阳极,正极) a single nanowire one seven-thousandth the thickness of a human hair has been created by a team led by Sandia National Laboratories researcher Jianyu Huang. To better...
10-10-09 Over the past twenty months, weve been fighting not just to create more jobs today, but to rebuild our economy on a stronger foundation. Our future as a nation depends on making sure that the jobs and industries of the 21st century take root here in...
10-09-29 The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has been appointed to two key party posts, in a move widely seen as part of a gradual transfer of power. 朝鲜领导人金正日最小的儿子被任命两项重要的党内职务,此举被广泛认定为逐渐转移权力举措的一部分...
10-09-24 Britain's biggest bank, HSBC, is preparing to announce major changes to its senior management amid reports of a boardroom power struggle. 英国最大的银行汇丰银行将要宣布其高级管理层的职务变动,此前有报道称其董事会内部正在进行权力斗争。 It comes after...
10-09-24 Like the little engine that could, the University of Nevada, Reno experiment to transform wastewater sludge(烂泥,泥泞) to electrical power is chugging along, dwarfed by the million-gallon tanks, pipes and pumps at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclam...
10-09-07 Julia Gillard will stay as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs. 获得两位关键独立议员的支持,茱莉亚吉拉德将继续留任澳大利亚总理一职。 Tony Windsor, Bob Katter and Rob Oakeshott held long talks with both sid...