新發(fā)明：“不耗電屏幕”讓你不用每天給手機(jī)充電.

　　現(xiàn)在手機(jī)已經(jīng)成為我們生活當(dāng)中必不可少的電子設(shè)備了，利用手機(jī)我們可以在瞬間和親戚朋友溝通，而且利用手機(jī)還能獲取很多自己需要的消息。手機(jī)為現(xiàn)代人的生活帶來了便利，但是手機(jī)耗電還是挺快的，每天都要花幾個(gè)小時(shí)給手機(jī)充電?，F(xiàn)在終于有了一種新型物質(zhì)被發(fā)明了，今后你可能不需要每天都給手機(jī)充幾小時(shí)的電了。

　　The hassle of having to charge your smartphone for hours a day could become a thing of the past.

　　今后你可能不需要每天都給手機(jī)充幾小時(shí)的電了。

　　British scientists have created a material that replaces the screen glass for phones, tablets and smartwatches, but uses no power – meaning they could be charged weekly.

　　英國科學(xué)家發(fā)明了一種物質(zhì)，它可以替代手機(jī)、平板電腦和智能手表的玻璃屏幕，因?yàn)樵撐镔|(zhì)不耗電，所以意味著這種屏幕的手機(jī)每周充一次電即可。

　　The discovery is significant because more than 90 per cent of a device’s battery power illuminates the screen.

　　這項(xiàng)發(fā)明十分有意義，因?yàn)殡娮釉O(shè)備90%的電量都是用來為屏幕提供亮度的。

　　Technology firms have focused on improving battery life. But the British experts say tackling the main drain on a gadget’s power may give better results.

　　各家技術(shù)公司一直在專注提升電池的續(xù)航能力。但從事這項(xiàng)技術(shù)的英國專家稱，找到耗電的主要部件并著手解決，才能取得更好的結(jié)果。

　　Oxford University engineer Dr Peiman Hosseini, who invented the material, told the Sunday Telegraph: ‘You have to charge smartwatches every night. But if you had smart glass, you could recharge it just once a week.’

　　牛津大學(xué)工程師胡賽尼博士發(fā)明了這種物質(zhì)。他在接受《星期日電訊報(bào)》采訪時(shí)稱：“你不得不每天晚上為智能手表充電。但如果你有了這種智能玻璃屏幕，那你一周充一次電就可以了?！?/p>

　　The innovation uses electrical pulses to create displays that require no power and can be viewed even in direct sunlight. Dr Hosseini’s company, Bodle Technologies, hopes to have a prototype in a year.

　　這項(xiàng)發(fā)明利用電脈沖讓屏幕能在不需要電的情況下顯示內(nèi)容，在陽光直射下也能看得清。胡賽尼博士在博德爾技術(shù)公司任職，該公司希望一年后能擁有該屏幕的原型。

　　‘This is the right moment to be an academic at Oxford,’ Dr Hosseini said.

　　胡賽尼博士說：“作為牛津?qū)W者，此時(shí)做這項(xiàng)研究很合適?！?/p>

　　Battery life is seen as a major stumbling block for modern computing and technology.

　　電池續(xù)航能力被視為現(xiàn)代計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)的一個(gè)主要絆腳石。

　　While the power of technology and lifestyle gadgets has improved exponentially in recent years, batteries have not kept pace.

　　盡管近幾年科技發(fā)展越來越強(qiáng)大，各種生活工具呈爆發(fā)式增長，但電池領(lǐng)域仍沒有顯著提高。

　　The success of smart watches, including Apple’s version, is thought to hinge on solving this problem - because few users are willing to charge a watch every day.

　　人們普遍認(rèn)為，蘋果手表等智能手表的成功與否取決于能否解決電池這個(gè)問題——因?yàn)閹缀鯖]有人愿意每天為手表充電。

　　Gadget firms are also desperate to solve the problem.

　　各家科技產(chǎn)品公司也都在努力想要解決這一問題。

　　Apple, for example, is investigating using fuel cells to power its phones and laptops, and this year was granted a patent for a system it claimed could power its devices for weeks.

　　例如蘋果公司就在研究為其手機(jī)和筆記本電腦配備燃料電池。公司今年還獲得了一項(xiàng)系統(tǒng)專利，該系統(tǒng)據(jù)稱可以連續(xù)幾周為蘋果設(shè)備供電。

　　In 2012 US energy secretary Steven Chu called for a big push to improve batteries, challenging scientists to produce a battery with five times the capacity within five years.

　　2012年，美國能源部長朱棣文呼吁大力幫扶電池領(lǐng)域，希望科學(xué)家能在五年內(nèi)研究出五倍電量的電池。

　　Aside from mobile gadgets, improving battery technology is seen as being key to the success of electric cars, which currently have a limited mileage bore they must stop to be recharged.

　　除了移動設(shè)備，提升電池技術(shù)也是電動汽車發(fā)展的關(guān)鍵。目前的電動汽車均有里程上限，因?yàn)橐獣r(shí)常停下來充電。

　　Vocabulary

　　drain：消耗

　　electrical pulse：電脈沖

　　stumbling block：絆腳石;障礙