日期：2011-09-01 The world's first clinical trial of brain stem cells to treat strokes is set to move to its next phase. 世界首例脑部干细胞治疗中风的临床试验顺利进入下一阶段。 Stem cells may be able to repair the damaged areas of the brain An independent assessment... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-08-31 Hitachi, Sony and Toshiba are planning a joint venture to make small and medium-sized LCD displays for tablet PCs and smartphones. 日立、索尼和东芝正计划为平板电脑和智能手机联合开发中小型液晶显示屏。 The partners say they expect the market for small... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-08-27 英国爱丁堡大学的一位教授研究出了一项新技术，能够让普通的电灯泡作为无线网络信号传输器，只要开灯，就能无线上网。 Light bulbs could be soon used to broadcast wireless Internet, a leading physicist has claimed. Harald Hass said he has developed a techno... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-08-25 Nasa says it will now cost $8.7bn to launch the James Webb Space Telescope in 2018. 美国宇航局称将在2018年发射价值87亿美元的詹姆斯韦伯号太空望远镜。 The telescope and its instruments will be shaded by a structure the size of a tennis court The asses... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-08-23 If you're tired of the Mediterranean and don't want to head to Disney again, perhaps it's time for a summer holiday in space? It would certainly be one way to avoid the crowds. 如果你已经厌倦了地中海，也不再想去迪斯尼乐园，或许是时候来一次盛夏太空之... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-08-21 荷兰研究人员最近用基因改良后的山羊奶和蜘蛛丝研制出了能够抵御子弹的人造皮肤。 It might look like a poorly drawn picture of an alien, but this is actually one of the most advanced types of skin ever made - that can even stop bullets. It might look lik... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-08-21 美国明尼苏达大学的微生物学家近期发现了一种超强天然防腐剂，能够杀灭各类细菌，使食物在常温下也能保存很久。 Fresh food could be made to last for years after scientists discovered a natural preservative（防腐剂） capable of destroying a whole class of b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-08-14 印度一位验光师新近研制出了世界上首款镶有钻石和黄金的隐形眼镜，每对价值1.5万美元。 The lenses weigh 5 grams in total, sit between 6mm and 9mm away from the cornea and hold water in front of it to soothe the eye. An Indian optometrist（验光师） has cr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-08-09 Scientists have used artificial sperm to restore fertility in a breakthrough that could allow thousands of men to fulfill their dream of fatherhood. 科学家近日突破性地培育出人工精子，可以使不育男性重获生育能力，帮助数千男性实现父亲梦。 In hugely exc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-08-02 A cheap and portable blood test could provide a breakthrough for diagnosing infections in remote areas of the world, a scientific study says. 一项科学研究显示，一种廉价、便携的血液检测设备使世界上偏远地区的人们诊断感染的方法获得重大突破。 The mChip... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-07-24 Going on a date can be a nightmare for the best of us. But now a pair of social X-Ray glasses promises to tell you exactly what the other person is thinking - and when you should stop talking. 对大多数人来说，赶赴约会都有可能变成噩梦一... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-07-21 Space shuttle Atlantis is ready to make one last descent to Earth. 亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机即将最后一次降落回地球。 The orbiter and its crew of four are scheduled to hit the runway at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida just before sunrise on Thursday.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-07-17 日本一家公司近日研制出一种防疲劳的睡眠领带，领带乍看上去和普通的领带没什么不同，但是对着领带背面的充气口吹气，领带就会变身枕头，让白领可以在办公桌旁轻松打盹，以缓解疲劳。 An advert with helpful instructions for the tie. Japan's overworked businessme... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-07-10 An international team of scientists based in Scotland has decoded the full DNA sequence of the potato for the first time. 一支由国际科学家组成的位于苏格兰的小组首次解码土豆的全部基因序列。 The breakthrough holds out the promise of boosting harvests... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-07-07 Male black widow spiders can sniff out a well-fed female simply by walking on her web, according to researchers. 研究人员称，雄性黑寡妇蜘蛛只需行走在雌性黑寡妇织的网上就能嗅出其是否吃饱。 The males appear to use this technique to avoid hungry female... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-07-03 Russian scientists expect humanity to encounter alien civilizations within the next two decades, a top Russian astronomer predicted on Monday. 俄罗斯一位权威天文学家周一预测，在未来二十年内，人类将能和外星人相遇。 The genesis of life is as inevitabl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-07-01 E. coli outbreaks in Germany and France could have come from seeds sourced in Egypt, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has said. 欧洲疾病预防和控制中心称，德国和法国爆发的大肠杆菌病毒可能由来自埃及的种子引起。 A report said ther... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-06-29 The last launch of a US space shuttle will take place on Friday 8 July. 美国将于7月8日，星期五最后一次发射航天飞机。 The final Atlantis mission will have a crew of four, led by Chris Ferguson (far left) The Atlantis ship has the honour of closing ou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-06-25 It has long been known as ESP, Spider Sense, or the ability to see things before they happen. But now scientists have proved that humans really do have a sixth sense - that lets them detect magnetic fields. 一直以来，第六感也被称为超感知觉、蜘蛛感应... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-06-25 It takes the saying waste not, want not, to a whole new level. 勤俭节约，吃穿不缺这句谚语如今被发展到了新的高度。 Flushed with success? Mitsuyuki Ikeda with his edible excrement concoction A Japanese scientist has developed a 'meat' burger made out... 阅读全文>>