日期:2010-07-03 美国马萨诸塞州一家名为Terrafugia(拉丁语意思为:逃离陆地)的公司成功研制出了一款能够在一分钟内从陆地起飞升空的有翅膀的汽车,并将其命名为Transition。日前,这款汽车已被美国联邦航空管理局(FAA)核准为轻型运动飞机,将能合法地在公路上行驶并能在天空飞行,... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-06-28 Germany's new radar satellite, TanDEM-X, has returned its first images. 德国的新式雷达卫星TanDEM-X,发回了第一组图像。 Choppy Indian Ocean waters (yellow) contrast with the calm Baie de Diego (blue) The spacecraft was launched from Kazakhstan on Mon... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-06-28 Doctors are a step closer to accurately predicting the age at which a woman will hit the menopause. 医生能够准确预测女性进入更年期的年龄仅有一步之遥。 Blood tests were used to measure levels of AMH A 12-year Iranian study of 266 women found it was p... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-06-12 美国加利福尼亚大学圣地亚哥分校一位纳米工程教授及其带领的团队近期研发了一款舒适、耐穿、时尚,而且可能有救命功能的男士内裤。据介绍,这款内裤的裤腰处用带有碳电极的墨印制了一个电子生物传感器,随时与皮肤接触,用以测量血压、心率以及其他重要的生命体征。 A... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-06-11 A cheap drug used to treat bowel cancer should also be prescribed to patients with a condition that leads to sight loss, say UK researchers. 英国研究人员称,一种用于治疗肠癌的廉价药物可用于易导致失明状况的患者。 Age-related macular degeneration lead... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-06-11 Girls who eat a lot of meat during childhood tend to start their periods earlier than others, a study suggests. 一项研究显示,童年时期进食大量肉类的女孩似乎月经来潮比其他人要早。 Eating a lot of meat may promote good conditions for pregnancy UK rese... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-06-03 Children who eat a Mediterranean diet have a lower risk of developing asthma, but eating three or more burgers a week is linked to a higher risk, research suggests. 研究显示,具有地中海型饮食习惯的儿童患哮喘的几率降低,而一周吃三个或三个以上汉堡的儿... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-06-03 Would you volunteer to be locked away for 18 months in a sealed container with no windows and have only e-mail contact with the outside world? 你是否自愿被锁在一个没有窗户、只能靠电子邮件与外部世界保持联系的封闭空间中长达18个月之久? On their own: C... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-06-02 Eating food in the middle of the night can seriously damage your teeth, experts warn. 专家警告,在午夜吃东西可严重损伤牙齿。 Midnight snacks may stick to the teeth for longer, experts suspect Researchers have found midnight snacking ups the risk of... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-06-01 American scientists say they have developed a vaccine which has prevented breast cancer from developing in mice. 美国科学家称,他们已经发明一种可以阻止鼠类乳腺癌增生的疫苗。 A radiologist studies mammograms The researchers - whose findings are publi... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-06-01 China is ramping up efforts to become the world's supercomputing superpower. 中国正在努力致力于成为世界计算机技术强国。 The US owned Jaguar has a top speed of 1.75 petaflops Its Nebulae(星云) machine at the National Super Computer Center in Shenzh... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-05-31 On a rainy and blustery day it is not unusual to get soaking wet when wrestling with a troublesome brolly. 遇上刮风下雨的天气,如果还要和不好用的雨伞较劲,那把你弄个浑身湿透也很正常。 Simon Warne with his 'unbreakable' umbrella(Above). Natalie King(... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-05-30 Ever wonder why overhearing a cellphone conversation is so annoying? American researchers think they have found the answer. 知道为什么听别人打手机如此心烦吗?美国研究人员称他们找到了答案。 Ever wonder why overhearing a cellphone conversation is so a... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-05-28 People who fail to brush their teeth twice a day are putting themselves at risk of heart disease, say researchers. 研究人员称,未能达到一天刷牙两次的人将有患心脏病的风险。 Dentists recommend brushing twice a day A Scottish study of more than 11,000... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-05-25 A top UK scientist who helped sequence the human genome has said efforts to patent the first synthetic life form would give its creator a monopoly on a range of genetic engineering. 曾经参与人类基因组定序的一位顶尖英国科学家称,将首个合成生命形式申... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-05-18 Eating processed meat such as sausages increases the likelihood of heart disease, while red meat does not seem to be as harmful, a study suggests. 一项研究显示,食用加工过的肉类,诸如香肠,可增加患心脏病的可能性,而且红色肉类似乎并无害处。 Researche... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-05-15 The age old dilemma about what brides should do with their wedding dress once their honeymoon is over appears to have been solved by scientists. 新娘度完蜜月后该如何处置婚纱这个难题由来已久,现在看来科学家们已经找到了解决办法。 The wedding dress can... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-05-14 The ability of Tibetans to live on the roof of the world may be down to their DNA, US researchers say. 美国研究人员称,西藏人能够生活在世界屋脊之上可能由于他们的DNA所致。 Tibetans function normally at high altitude University of Utah researchers fou... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-05-13 Babies should be given something sugary before a jab to reduce pain, Canadian researchers say. 加拿大研究人员称,婴儿在接受注射之前可吃食一些糖类以减轻疼痛。 Sugary solutions reduced crying time, the researchers said. Experts at the University of To... 阅读全文>> 日期:2010-05-07 New clues into how the body fights off the tropical disease dengue fever could help in the search for a vaccine. 人体如何抵御热带疾病登革热所带来的新线索将促进其疫苗的研究工作。 Dengue fever is transmitted by a mosquito bite The research, published... 阅读全文>> |
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