The molecular switch could also be a step toward developing a technology that mimics plants' ability to harvest light and convert it to energy.

这个分子开关同样是朝向发明可以模拟植物捕捉阳光，转换光能的技术的一步。

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Processing plants can go back and forth between ethanol and crystallised sugar at the flick of a switch, depending on prices.

受价格影响，只要轻弹开关，加工厂就可以在乙醇和结晶糖之间转换。

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The dispatch order is how grid operators decide which power plants to switch on.

调度指令是指电网运营商如何确定哪些发电厂应该启动。

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Zeneca's switch-hitting maize plants are now being tested to see how useful they are for hybrid-seed production.

ECONOMIST: Terminator genes

For example, Zeneca has managed to switch the bt gene, which gives maize plants resistance to nasty insects, on and off using another chemical trigger.

ECONOMIST: Terminator genes

While other factors, including a sluggish U.S. economy and increasing energy efficiency, have contributed to the decline in carbon emissions from factories, automobiles and power plants, many experts believe the switch from coal to natural gas for electricity generation has been the biggest factor.

WSJ: Rise in U.S. Gas Production Fuels Unexpected Plunge in Emissions