科技动态:3D超高清屏幕墙

Some walls can be windows into a world we can hardly imagine, the exquisite¹ details of the stone-mason's craft, the mind-bending world of fractals, with the shapes may shrink, but they're all the same. Or the very blueprint² of what we are all made of, a strand³ of DNA⁴.

有些墙可能是通往想象世界的窗。这些石匠精细的做工，这些离奇古怪的碎片，这些可以伸缩的形状，其实都是相同的图形组成的。他们都是由DNA双螺旋结构组成的。

"You can immerse yourself in your data, you know, you could do that in 3D, this software, and the VisWall have 3D capabilities⁵." In this case, a churning twister, eat your heart out Hollywood. "You can try to describe the birth of a tornado⁶ in words are, we spent, having a very powerful 3D animation⁷. I mean, the images speak for themselves."

“你可以想象自己沉浸在数据之中，你能通过带有3D功能的软件VisWall来制造画面。”如果这样，制造出惊心动魄的龙卷风画面将不再是好莱坞的特权。“你能亲眼看到龙卷风是如何诞生的，这是一段超强力的3D动画。画面就能说明一切。”

Measuring 14 by 8 feet, this video behemoth is known as "the VisWall". You can't get it at Best Buy though, you have to go to the Tufts University in a place called the Center for Scientific Visualization⁸. With support from the National Science Foundation, Lionel Zupan helped bring the VisWall to life. The VisWall uses two rare screen projectors⁹ to display a picture four times the resolution of the best HD TV. Four times! Faculty¹⁰ and students from many disciplines use it. For example, a surgeon develops software so her students can practice their technique without cutting any tissue.

从14到8英尺，这段视频被称为“the VisWall”。虽然不能从百思买集团哪里买到VisWall，但在视觉研究中心，也就是塔夫斯大学你可以一探究竟。有了美国国家科学基金会的资助，Lionel Zupan将VisWall的应用广泛传播。VisWall利用两个独特的投影仪器将画面展现得更加清晰，是高清电视的4倍，没错比高清电视还清晰4倍！研究人员和学生，还有其他行业从业者，如外科医生，现在正在应用VisWall，这样他的学生就可以通过VisWall学习，避免手术中的失误。

"I can feel the texture¹¹ itself and I can change instruments, so here I can actually cut, so I'm gonna try to rub the tumor¹²."

“我能够感觉到病人的组织器官，并且能感觉到手术工具的更换，我能感到我在切除，试图切除这个肿瘤。”

Mathematician¹³ Boris Hasselblatt went to the wall to get a fresh view of a model that forecasts the population growth of certain animals and even though he has studied this for twenty years, what he bounced things off the wall, he saw something he had never seen before. "What's apparent at this scale, with this resolution and detail and being at eye-height as well, is that all the curves of this sort seemed to be meeting right here. "It turns out those curves indicate chaotic¹⁴ conditions. "That, I think, is one of the great things about this wall that, in fact, will get people to see things that, otherwise hard to see."

数学家Boris Hasselblatt应用VisWall预测特定动物数量的增长，20年来他并没有新的发现，但应用了VisWall，他的研究取得了新的突破。“根据现有的解决方案，具体细节和未来发展眼光，“很明显，这些曲线在某种程度上都集中在了这里。这些曲线正意味着复杂的环境因素。因此，我想VisWall最伟大的一点正在于使人们看到了通常他们看不到的事物。”

These simulations and animations¹⁵ are just scratching the surface of the wall. Imagine what it would be like when we can get one of these babies at home.

这些模拟和动画只是应用了Wall的冰山一角。想象一下，当我们把这项技术带回家……

For Science Nation, I am Miles O'Brien.

欢迎收看Science Nation，我是Miles O'Brien。

1 exquisite   

adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的

参考例句：

• I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
• I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。

2 blueprint   

n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划

参考例句：

• All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
• The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

3 strand   

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
• The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

4 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

5 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

7 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

8 visualization   

n.想像，设想

参考例句：

• In 2D visualization and drawing applications, vertical and horizontal scrolling are common. 在二维的可视化及绘图应用中，垂直和水平滚动非常普遍。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Ophthalmoscopy affords the only opportunity for direct visualization of blood vessels. 检眼镜检查法提供直接观察血管的唯一机会。

9 projectors   

电影放映机，幻灯机( projector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Energy projectors fired and peeled off the ships' armor in a flash. 能量投射器开火然后在一阵闪光后剥离了飞船的装甲。
• All classrooms equipped with computers, projectors, video and audio booth, broadcasting equipment. 全部教室配备电脑、投影仪、视频展台和音响、广播设备。

10 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

11 texture   

n.(织物)质地；(材料)构造；结构；肌理

参考例句：

• We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
• Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。

12 tumor   

n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour

参考例句：

• He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
• The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。

13 mathematician   

n.数学家

参考例句：

• The man with his back to the camera is a mathematician.背对着照相机的人是位数学家。
• The mathematician analyzed his figures again.这位数学家再次分析研究了他的这些数字。

14 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

15 animations   

n.生气( animation的名词复数 )；兴奋；动画片；（指电影、录像、电脑游戏的）动画制作

参考例句：

• You'll see your team cheerleaders and mascot performing new animations as well. 你会看到啦啦队队长跟吉祥物也都会有全新的动作。 来自互联网
• Ability to create simple movie and animations using graphic & multimedia software. 能够用平面和多媒体软件制作简单的电影及动画。 来自互联网