葡萄牙创下了一个新的清洁能源里程碑,成功地仅用可再生能源为当地持续供电107个小时。此次使用的可再生能源有风能、水能、太阳能,从当地时间5月7日早上6点45分开始一直供电到11日下午5点45分。
4. New reserves of helium discovered
储氦新发现
28 June
6月28日
In June this year, a collaboration between universities and industry announced that it had discovered a huge reserve of helium gas in Tanzania, using a new exploration technique.
今年六月,一项大学和工业界的合作宣布,他们通过一种新的勘探技术在坦桑尼亚发现了一个储量巨大的氦气田。
牛津大学研究人员与挪威一家开采企业合作,采用一种新方法,在非洲东部坦桑尼亚境内发现储量约为15亿立方米的氦气。小到气球充气、“变声”搞怪,大到医疗科研、航天军工,稀有气体氦气应用广泛。人类目前使用的氦气主要来自油气钻探过程中产生的副产品,总量有限,难以满足需求,此次发现有望改变这一现状。
5. Confirmation of the discovery of a nearby habitable planet
确认发现近地宜居行星
24 August
8月24月
The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, has a planet orbiting it not much bigger than Earth. Its "year" is only 11 days. But it's in the habitable zone because Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star about 100 times fainter than the sun. And there's hot news that a similar star, 40 light years away, may have three planets in its habitable zone.
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