经济学人167:牙齿的痕迹
Science and technology 科学技术 Palaeontology 古生物学 Remember the tooth 牙齿的痕迹 A link is made in an ancient ecosystem 古代生态系统中的线索 WHO ate whom in the food chains of the past is rarely clear. 在古代谁以吃谁为
经济学人168:抵抗毒瘾
Science and technology 科学技术 Combating addiction 抵抗毒瘾 Can a vaccine stop drug abuse? 有抗毒品的疫苗么? It may be possible to vaccinate people against addictive drugs 也许通过接种疫苗帮助人们摆脱毒瘾将成为可能
经济学人169:印刷未来 世界龙头机器制造商
Science and technology 科学技术 Three-dimensional printing 3D印刷 An image of the future 印刷未来 One of the biggest manufacturers in the world gives 3D printing a go 世界龙头机器制造商用3D印刷术进行了一次格外成功的应用
经济学人170:替代医疗 往好处想
Science and technology 科学技术 Alternative medicine 替代医疗 Think yourself better 往好处想 Alternative medical treatments rarely work. But the placebo effect they induce sometimes does 替代疗法的治疗效果见效甚微,但是所产
经济学人171:森林保护 激光雷达探测术
Forest conservation 森林保护 Lidartector 激光雷达探测术 How to tell if countries are cheating on their conservation commitments 如何判断一个国家在森林保护承诺上是否有舞弊行为 The wood and the trees 林地与树木 In
经济学人172:基础物理学 反物质现状
Science and technology 科学技术 Fundamental physics 基础物理学 Antimatter of fact 反物质现状 Researchers at CERN have held on to anti-atoms for a full quarter of an hour 欧洲核子研究中心的研究人员已经让反原子停留了十
经济学人173:军事伪装 旧式迷魂战术
Science and technology 科学技术 Military camouflage 军事伪装 That old razzle dazzle 旧式迷魂战术 How to confuse the enemy about how quickly you are travelling 如何让敌方无法判断己方的前行速度 Go-faster stripes? 船身高速
经济学人174:艾滋病的历史 英雄与狗熊
Science and technology 科学技术 The history of AIDS 艾滋病的历史 Heroes and villains 英雄与狗熊 The story of AIDS involves many larger-than-life characters, good and bad 艾滋病的故事涉及一些富有英雄色彩的人物,有好,
经济学人175:太空太阳能 老兄传下来吧
Science and technology 科学技术 Solar power from space 太空太阳能 Beam it down, Scotty 老兄,传下来吧 Harvesting solar power in space, for use on Earth, comes a step closer to reality 在太空获取太阳能以供地球之用:梦想距
经济学人176:太空军事用途 轨道间谍卫星
Science and technology 科学技术 The military uses of space 太空军事用途 Spooks in orbit 轨道间谍卫星 The other space programme 另类太空计划 DESPITE its strong inheritance of military DNA, 尽管美国航空航天局有着浓重的
经济学人177:时间机器解密 新石器时代的繁荣期
Science and technology 科学技术 The Neolithic 新石器时代 Boom-time machine 时间机器解密:新石器时代的繁荣期 Building site, 3670 BC 公元前3670年的建筑遗址 THAT economic expansion leads to building booms seems to have be
经济学人178:教育心理学 现在你要知道
Educational psychology 教育心理学 Now you know 现在,你要知道 When should you teach children, and when should you let them explore? 什么时候应该告诫孩子,和什么时候应该让孩子自己摸索? It is one of the oldest deb
经济学人179:面相学 面对真相
Science and technology 科学技术 Physiognomy 面相学 Facing the truth 面对真相 Why a man's face can lie but still produce orgasms 一个男性的面相为什么可以说谎,但尽管如此仍能带来高潮 Who are you calling a wide-boy? 你
经济学人180:堤坝除险 以水御水
Science and technology 科学技术 Flood defences 防洪减灾 Dambusterbusters 堤坝除险,以水御水 Some clever, new ways of stopping rivers flooding 防止河水泛滥的绝妙新方法 THE destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in
经济学人181:细胞生物学 各就各位
Science and technology 科学技术 Cell biology 细胞生物学 On your marks... 各就各位 The first cell race in history may further knowledge about how cancers spread 历史上的首次细胞赛跑,可能增进了解有关癌症如何扩散的知