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1.Science and Techonology in the News(科技新闻) 1
2.Trend of High-tech in the 1990s(90年代高科技发展趋势) 9
3.Air Pollution and Noise Pollution(空气污染与噪声污染) 16
4.Disposal of Garbage and Sewage(垃圾与废水处理) 22
5.ADrowning City and A Slanting Tower(下沉的城市与倾斜的塔) 28
6.Energy Resources and Their Utilization(能源及其利用) 35
7.Methanol—An Alternative to Gasoline(甲醇—汽油的代用物) 43
8.Jet Engines and Their Inventors(喷气发动机及其发明者) 50
9.A Heat-Resistant Coat for Space Shuttles(宇航飞机的防热外套) 56
10.Thermal-Spray Technology(热喷涂技术) 61
11.Turning Waste into Surprising Uses(变废为宝) 67
12.Plastics of Liquid Crystals(液晶塑料) 72
13.Genes and Genetics(基因与遗传学) 79
14.More and Better Foods and Medicines from Biotechnology(生物工程带来更多更好的食品与药品) 85
15.Microscop es in Bioengineering(生物工程用显微镜) 92
16.Observatories on the Moon(月球上的天文观测台) 97
17.Space Exploration and Exploitation(空间探索与开发) 103
18.The Solar System,Milky Way and Universe(太阳系、银河系、宇宙) 110
19.The Origin of the Universe(宇宙的起源) 116
20.Intelligemt Life in the Universe(宇宙中的智慧生物) 123
21.Mysteries and Superstition(神秘与迷信) 129
22.The Earth—Our Mother Nature(地球—我们的大自然母亲) 136
23.Antarctica(南极洲) 142
24.Evolvement of Creatures and Darwinism(生物进化与达尔文学说) 149
25.A Puzzle Unso1ved by Darwinians(达尔文学说的未解之谜) 155
26.Coevoluti on of the Cuckoo and Its Hosts(杜鹃及其宿主的共进化) 162
27.Do Apes Understand Human Language?(猿类理解人语吗?) 170
28.The Origin of Mankind(人类的起源) 177
29.Life in Antiquity(古代的生活) 184
30.The Basic Structure of Computers(计算机的基本结构) 192
31.The Development of Computer Systems and Services(计算机系统及服务的发展史) 199
32.Computer-aided Weather Forecasting(计算机辅助天气预报) 207
33.Computer-aided Architectural Designs(计算机辅助建筑设计) 212
34.The Erudite Computer Teacher(博学的计算机教师) 217
35.The Earth Resource Technology Satellites(地球资源技术卫星) 223
36.Hard Problems that Puzzle Computers(难倒计算机的难题) 228
37.Artificial Intelligence Challenges Human Intelligence(人工智能向人类智能挑战) 234
38.Robots and Robotics(机器人与机器人学) 242
39.Robots with More Promises(更有发展前途的机器人) 251
40Touching the Surface of Tactile Sensing(略谈触觉传感器) 257
41.Digital Television and Laser Communication(数字式电视与激光通讯) 263
42.DAB in the Fast Lane in Europe(在欧洲迅速发展的数字式广播) 269
43.Miraculous Materials(神奇的材料) 275
44.Liquid Crystal Displays(液晶显示) 282
45.Animated Computer Simulation(动画式计算机模拟) 288
46.Intelligent Robots(智能机器人) 294
47.Computer Control(计算机控制) 303
48.Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications(Ⅰ)(人工智能及其应用Ⅰ) 310
49.Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications(Ⅱ)(人工智能及其应用Ⅱ) 315
50.Expert Systems(专家系统) 322
51.Computer Vision(计算机视觉) 330
52.Artificial Neural Networks(Ⅰ)(人工神经网络Ⅰ) 338
53.Artificial Neural Networks(Ⅱ)(人工神经网络Ⅱ) 346
54.Computers in Progress(前进中的计算机) 354
55.How IC Products Are Made(怎样制造集成电路) 362
56.Software Engineering(软件工程) 369
57.On the Design for the Xiangshan Hotel(评香山饭店的设计) 384
58.Explanation of the Theory of Relativity(相对论浅释) 391
59.The General Theory of Relativity and Black Holes(广义相对论及黑洞) 402
60.In Search for the Elusive Quarks(探寻那捉摸不住的夸克) 408