美国动力公司研发提升五成油效对置活塞二冲程发动机 This little engine looks like it has only three pistons, but in fact, it has six, sharing only three cylinders. 这台小身材引擎看起来只有3个活塞,但事实上却有

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What Do Octane Numbers Mean? At the gas pump, you have a choice of octane numbers. 87? 93? Whats the difference? To explain octane numbers, lets take an imaginative leap into the internal combustion engine of a car. Inside the cylinders are combustio

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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber .This will just take a minute. How can we improve engines, inhalers and fire extinguishers? Maybe by copying a beetle. The bombardier beetle's name might scare off predators if they

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(四)月

This Internal Combustion Engine is 50% More Efficient 新型内燃机效率提高50% Internal combustion engines in cars may be on their way out, but experts agree it will take a few decades before electric-powered vehicles become dominant. Meanwhile

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Anirudh Sharma doesn't just want to pull harmful carbon from the air. He wants to offer a cheaper alternative to the exorbitant costs of ordinary printer ink. 阿尼鲁德夏尔马不仅想除掉空气中的有害炭物质,还希望创造一种更便

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Inflation has behaved strangely over the past decade. 在过去的十年中,通胀表现得很陌生。 The recession that followed the financial crisis of 2007-08 sent American unemployment soaring to 10%. 2007-08年金融危机之后的衰退曾令

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