12-04-20 A new genre of electric power-generating stations could supply electricity for more than a half billion people by tapping just one-tenth of the global potential of a little-known energy source that exists where rivers flow into the ocean, a new anal...
12-03-14 More than one hundred years after the pioneering inventor Nikola Tesla first became fascinated with wireless energy transfer, the spread of mobile electronic devices has sparked renewed interest in the ability to power up without plugging in. Now re...
12-02-28 Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has stepped down after 33 years in power. 也门总统阿里阿布杜拉萨利赫结束了33年的统治,已经下台。 Ali Abdullah Saleh (R) is handing power to his deputy Abdrabbuh Hadi (L) He formally handed power to his deputy, Ab...
12-01-18 By looking at the stability of the atmosphere, wind farm operators could gain greater insight into the amount of power generated at any given time. Power generated by a wind turbine largely depends on the wind speed. In a wind farm in which the turb...
11-12-12 Power shortages that gripped many parts of the country in recent months could herald the worst energy crunch in years amid growing concerns that economic growth may suffer. 近几个月来国内许多地区出现的电力短缺预示着将可能出现数年来最严重的能源危机,...
11-11-25 There is little public appetite across the world for building new nuclear reactors, a poll for the BBC indicates. BBC的一项调查显示,全世界范围内,公众对于建设新核反应堆的支持微乎其微。 In countries with nuclear programmes, people are significantly...
11-11-07 Solar power may be on the rise, but solar cells are only as efficient as the amount of sunlight they collect. Under the direction of a new McCormick professor, researchers have developed a new material that absorbs a wide range of wavelengths and co...
11-10-09 Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said that he will step down from power within the coming days. 也门总统阿里阿卜杜拉萨利赫称,他过几天将会卸权。 Mr Saleh has appeared to be ready to resign several times, but pulled out of deals to stand down...
11-09-23 Again the wood, and long with-drawing vale, In many a tint of tender green are dressed, Where the young leaves unfolding scarce conceal Reneath their early shade the halfformed nest Of finch or wood-lark; and the primrose pale, And lavish cowslip,...
11-09-09 A massive power outage has caused blackouts in the US states of California and Arizona, and in Mexico. 美国加利福尼亚州、亚利桑那州和墨西哥发生大面积停电事故。 Five million people were without power on Thursday, with many likely to remain out of ser...