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“Changingtheworld”mightseemlikeanunrealisticgoal.Whenfacedwithhugeproblemssuchasairpollutionorenergyshortages,wheredoyoustart?
Taoyuan-basedGogorobelievesyoustartwithascooter.
Proofofconcept
In2015,GogorobrokeontothescenebyreleasinganelectricscootercalledtheSmart-scooter.Unlikemostelectricscooters.Thisonewouldn'
tneedtopluggedintorecharge.Instead,userswouldstopbyGoStationstoexchangedrainedbatteriesforfullychargedones.
Gogorowastakingarisk.Ifpeoplewerenothappywiththesystemofchangingbatteries,thewholeprojectcouldfail.Theydidn'
tneedtoworry,though.OnlyoneyearlaterGogorosoldtheir10,000thSmart-scooter!
Settingthebar
Fastforwardto2019andthereleaseoftheSeries3Smart-scooter.Gogoroscootersareaspopularandrevolutionaryasever.TheirbrightcolorsarechosenbyBeatriceSanticcioli,afamouscolordesignerwhohelpedshapemajorbrandslikeApple,NikeandSwatch.Inadditiontothescooters'
brightcolors,plentyofcoolaccessoriesareavailablesoyoucanmakeyourscooteryourown.Butmostimportantofall,Gogorocontinuestopavethewaytowardafutureofresponsibleenergyconsumption.
Lookingforward
Multiplecitiesandcountrieshavecommittedtomakingtheirtransportationall-electricinthecomingyears,andGogoroishelpingmakeitpossible.Orderedapackage?
CompanieslikeDHLandTaiwanPostnowhavefleetsofSmart-scooterstomakedeliveries.Needaride?
UnlockaGogoroinBeilin,ParisorMadrid,thankstoscootersharingservices.
TheSmart-scootersisdefinitelycreative,butthere'
smore."
AtGogoro,Ithinktheessentialthingisthatwewanttochangehowpeopleuseenergy.AndtheSmart-scootersisonlythebeginning."
saysHoraceLuke,Gogoroco-founderandCEO.ThisiswheretheGoStationcomesin.
1.Comparedwithotherelectricscooters,theSmart-scooter___________.
A.canrechargeitselfinGostationsinmega-citiesB.onlyneedstochangebatteriesinGostations
C.wouldn'
tneedtoberechargedatallinlifeD.canberechargedbyitsusersinGostations
2.Gogoroscootersarepopularandrevolutionarymainlybecause__________.
A.theircolorsarechosenbyafamouscolordesignerB.theircolorsaredifferentfromthoseofothers
C.itisagoodwayforpeopletoconsumeenergyD.itcanhelpussolvetheproblemofenergyshort
3.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?
A.MoreGoStationsmayappearinmoreandmorecities.
B.GoStationswillsoonentirelytaketheplaceoftraditionalstations.
C.PeopleneednotgotoGoStationsespeciallyduringpeakhours.
D.Morebigcitieswillappearthroughouttheworldinthefuture.
Abutterfly’swingscanhavemanyjobsbesideskeepingtheinsecthighupintheair.Theymaybeusedtoattractmates,ortowarnpotentialattackerstostayaway.Alloftheseroles,though,dependontheirunchangingcolouration.Thisplaysintotheideathatbutterflywingsaredeadtissue,likeabird’sfeathers.Infact,that’snottrue.Forexample,insomespeciesmales’wingshavespecialcellsreleasingsomechemicalswhichattractfemales.
NanfangYu,aphysicistatColumbiaUniversity,inNewYork,hasbeenlookingintothematter.TogetherwithNaomiPierce,abutterflyspecialistatHarvardUniversity,hehasnowshown,inapaperpublishedinNatureCommunicationsinFebruary,2020,thatbutterflywingsare,indeed,verymuchalive.
Intheirexperiments,thetworesearchersusedalaser(激光)toheatupspotsonthewingsofdozensofbutterflyspecies.Whenthetemperatureoftheareaunderthelaserreached40°
Corso,theinsectsrespondedwithinsecondsbydoingthingsthatstoppedtheirwingsheatingupfurther.Theseactionsincludedabutterflyturningaroundtominimizeitsprofiletothelaser,movingitswingsupanddownorsimplywalkingaway.
Butterfliesengagedinalloftheseheat-minimisingactivitiesevenwhentheresearchersblindfoldedthem.Thatsuggestedtherelevantsensorswereonthewingsthemselves.DrYuandDrPiercethereforesearchedthosewingsforlikelylookingsensorycells.Theyfoundsome,intheformofneurons(神经元)thatweresimilartoheatdetectorsknownfromotherinsects.Theyalsouncovereddisc-shapedcellsthatappearedtobesimilartopressure-sensitiveneurons.Theyguessthatthesearetheretodetectdeformationofthewing—informationaninsectcouldusetocontrolitsflightpattern.
Thethirddiscoverytheymadetocontradictthe“deadwing”ideawasthatsomebutterflywingshaveaheartbeat.Abutterfly’swingshaveveins(静脉).Thesecarryabloodlikeliquidwhich,researchershavenowfoundinmales,showsapulse(脉搏)ofseveraldozenbeatsperminute.Thesourceofthispulseappearstobethescent(气味)pad,adarkspotonthewingsthatprodu