A team of MIT researchers has found a novel way to mimic the process by which plants use the power of sunlight to split water and make chemical fuel to power their growth.

麻省理工学院的一个研究小组发现了一种新颖的方式来模仿植物利用阳光的能量把水分解，形化学燃料来加速其成长的过程。

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There are different kinds, or isotopes, of uranium, and the type used in nuclear power plants is called uranium-235, because these atoms are easiest to split in two.

铀有许多不同的种类，或称同位素，而在核电站中所使用的是铀235这一类，因为这些的原子最容易一分为二。

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We have one organism that lives off of carbon monoxide, and we use as a reducing power to split water to produce hydrogen and oxygen.

有种依赖一氧化碳生存的生物，我们利用其还原能力使水分子破裂，制造出氢和氧。

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In addition to the petrol engine and electric motor, the LF-CC hybrid drive system further comprises a generator, a high-performance battery, a power split device which, via planetary reduction gears, combines and re-allocates power from the engine, electric motor and generator according to operational requirements, and a compact power control unit to govern the high speed interaction of the system components.

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But the Columbia team came to the head of the peloton to lead the chase and -- as well as catching the breakaway quartet with 25km left -- they managed to split the peloton, such was their power of their work at the front and the cross-winds which caused chaos behind.

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