Three university students in Santiago, Chile, have developed a plant-powered device to charge their mobile phones.

智利圣地亚哥的三名大学生发明了一种能为手机充电的植物供电设备。

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So far, this green sea slug is the only known animal that can be truly considered solar-powered, although some animals do exhibit some plant-like behaviors.

到目前为止，这种绿色的海参是已知唯一一种真正由太阳能驱动的动物，尽管有些动物确实能表现出一些植物般的行为。

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And so far, this green sea slug is the only known animal that can be truly considered solar-powered, although some animals do exhibit some plant-like behaviors.

到目前为止，这种绿色的海参是唯一一种真正被认为是太阳能驱动的动物，尽管有些动物确实表现出一些植物般的行为。

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The president's second stop is at the General Motors plant that manufactures the Chevrolet Volt, an electric and gas-powered vehicle that some say might revolutionize the industry.

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The technique works by focusing high-powered microwaves on plant-based material, transforming the tough cellulose molecules of the plant matter into volatile gases.

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Now, that's a low bar, given -- (laughter.) But there was a team from Tennessee that had designed a self-powered water filtration plant so that homes in Appalachia could have access to clean water.

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At any rate, a group of municipal power companies in the American Midwest reckon that building a wind-powered compressed-air plant to take advantage of the blustery Great Plains will be worthwhile.

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