ResearchersatStanforduniversityhavedevelopedanewmaterialthatcanmoveheatoutofbuildingsandintospace.Theresearcherssaythematerialcancoolbuildingsevenonhotdays.Thecoolingmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanyla
Researchersat Stanforduniversityhavedevelopedanewmaterialthatcanmoveheatoutofbuildingsandintospace. Theresearcherssaythematerialcancoolbuildingsevenonhotdays.Thecoolingmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayersthatcouldbeplacedonarooflikesolarpanels(板),However insteadofturningsunlightintoenergyassolarpanelsdothematerialturnsheatintoradiation.
ShanhuiFanisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratStanfordUniversity. Hesaysthatthepan-elshavealayerofmaterialthatislikesand. Thepanelsactlikeamirror. Theytakeheatoutofbuildingsandreflectthelightfromthesun. Andhesaysboththeheatandsunlightaresent100kilometersintoouterspace."It'sastructure(构造)thatcoolsitselfwithoutelectricityinputevenunderthesun. So whatitdoesisbasicallyradiateheattoouterspaceandalsoreflectthesunlightsoitdoesn'tgetheatedupbythesun. Mr.Fansaysitislikehavingawindowintospace.Theheatissentdirectlyintospacewithoutwarmingtheair.”
Hesaysbuildingsindevelopingcountriesthatdonothaveelectricityorairconditioningcouldusethepanels. "Inareaswhereelectricityisnotaccessible thereisasignificantpotentialbenefitforstoringmedicineorevenfood. Inmanyofthesesituationsbeingabletoreducethetemperatureisimportant. Andthiswouldprovideawaytodoit.”
Theresearcherssaythemainproblemiscreatingactualcoolingsystemsusingthehigh-techpanels. Theysayitmaybepossibletodevelopacoolingspray(喷涂)thatcouldbeusedonexist-ingsolidstructures. Theybelievethecoolingspraytechnologycouldbedevelopedinthenextthreetofiveyears. Theysayasmuchas15percentoftheenergyusedintheUnitedStatesisspentprovi-
dingpowertoairconditioningsystems.
68. Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus .
A.Anewmaterialiscreatedtocoolthebuildings
B.Livingonhotdaysisnolongerabigproblemnow
C.Researchersaredevelopingnewsolarpanelsonroofs
D.Thenewmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayers
69. Howdoesthepanelwork?
A.Itabsorbstheheatandcoolsitdown.
B.Itusesamirrortoreflectthesunlight.
C.Itha