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科普阅读:利用藻类改进电池
Alginate from brown algae could allow stable silicon anodes to replace graphite anodes in better, cheaper batteries. Cynthia Graber reports. 从褐藻中提炼的褐藻胶可以帮助稳定硅电极,以取代石墨电极,来2011-09-22 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:卫星将要溅水或者撞击
NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite will fall out of orbit soon, with large pieces perhaps reaching Earth's surface, according to NASA's Nick Johnson at a telephone press con...2011-09-20 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:音乐家能够维持更好的听力
A hearing study of experienced musicians found they had a better chance than non-musicians of avoiding the hearing loss associated with aging. Christie Nicholson reports. Some people may be protecte2011-09-19 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科学家发现新地球 太空游牧时代或来临
European astronomers have discovered 50 new planets beyond our solar system, including 16 which are a similar size to Earth. This is the largest number of such planets ever announced at one time。2011-09-16 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:上班时间锻炼可提升创造力
Employees who used work hours for exercise reported higher productivity than others who either took the time off or worked those hours. Cynthia Graber reports. Labor Day’s over, and Americans for2011-09-15 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:散步比咖啡更能提神
A growing body of research suggests nature walks may be more restorative than traditional stimulants like caffeine. David Biello reports. 据大卫•比艾罗报道,越来越多的研究表明,相较于传统的兴奋2011-09-14 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:地球金矿 从天而降
Isotopes within rocks of different ages show that the gold in Earth's mantle came after the planet formed, delivered by meteorites. Karen Hopkin reports. 凯伦·霍普金(Karen Hopkin)在报告中指出:不2011-09-13 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:恒星的死亡之舞
You could think of it as the real dancing with the stars. Two white dwarf stars have been found twirling around each other to make a complete orbit in less than every 13 minutes. And they provide a2011-09-09 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:美国学生的环保实践
Being green when I was in college meant recycling at most. But the students at Butte College in Oroville, California, will go a lot further, thanks to the Central Valley sunshine. 我在读大学的时候,2011-09-08 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:高钠低钾饮食,增加死于心脏病的风险
Decades of research have suggested that our sodium habit is killing us via hypertension and heart disease. But other research suggests it's not salt's fault after all. So, which is it? ...2011-09-07 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:耐力训练=多骨质+少脂肪
A mouse study found that endurance exercise influenced mesenchymal stem cells to turn into bone rather than into fat cells, leading to more oxygen carrying capacity and better immune function. Steve2011-09-04 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:Astronomy Picture of the Day(09-01-2011)
M27: Not a Comet While hunting for comets in the skies above 18th century France, astronomer Charles Messier diligently kept a list of the things he encountered that were definitely not comets. Thi2011-09-01 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:Astronomy Picture of the Day(08-30-2011)
The Coldest Brown Dwarf This cosmic snapshot composed with image data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite captures a multitude of faint stars and distant galaxie...2011-08-30 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:Astronomy Picture of the Day(08-16-2011)
Shapley 1: An Annular Planetary Nebula What happens when a star runs out of nuclear fuel? For stars about the mass of our Sun, the center condenses into a white dwarf while the outer atmospheric la2011-08-16 编辑:Richard 标签:
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科普阅读:Astronomy Picture of the Day(08-15-2011)
Rover Arrives at Endeavor Crater on Mars What can the present-day terrain in and around large Endeavor crater tell us about ancient Mars? Starting three years ago, NASA sent a coffee-table sized r2011-08-15 编辑:Richard 标签: