This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Real-time information about whats happening in our bodies at the cellular level could be crucial for fighting cancer and other life-threatening conditi

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十二)月

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Electronics come in all shapes and sizesbut theres been a limit on their flexibility. Now, researchers say theyve created electronics that can be shape

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One of the most exquisite heat sensors in the worldits not in some government lab. It's in the head of a snake. The pit viper, to be specific. They're incredibly sensitive. They beat any of the synthetic counterparts, even the most expensive semicond

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Well, I was born with a rare visual condition called achromatopsia, which is total color blindness, 我出生在一个色彩极少的世界,世界只有明暗之分,这叫做全色盲 so I've never seen color, 所以我不知道什么是颜色, a

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Random numbers are hugely important for modern computing. They're used to encrypt credit card numbers and emails. To inject randomness into online gaming. And to simulate super complex phenomena, like protein folding or nuclear fission. But here's th

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Cat lovers of the world, rejoice! You finally have the chance to understand what your pet is saying thanks to a smart collar that can interpret feline meows and translate it into human speech. Aptly named Catterbox, the collar supposedly has a digita

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语