To test how the system works, the team tried making two different kinds of pores - some that were uniformly sized tubes, others that had a narrow bottleneck at one point and then widened out.

测试这个系统的性能，该小组坐了两个不同的孔，一个是上下大小相同的管子，另一个是上小下大的。

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Weighing 25 percent less than the conventional 18-mm tube, the 16-mm tube allows four image tubes to comprise a system without adversely affecting the total weight.

这种16毫米管的重量比常规的18毫米管轻25%，可以用4个成像管组成一个系统，而且对系统的总重量没有不良影响。

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Every processor in the computer has these tubes directly attached to them, so no processor in the system overheats.

直接附着于计算机的每个处理器，使之不会过热。

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According to the Seattle Times, the fix also involves using a system of venting tubes that in case of an incident would channel any flammable vapours or liquids directly out of the plane, and continuous monitoring of the temperature and voltage of individual cells within the battery.

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As HGS unearthed new proteins, he would mix them with various immune-system cells in test tubes to see what happened.

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The stuff is put through a strainer to remove random debris, then sucked via tubes into a vacuum system that blends it with other polyurethane scraps recovered from car dashboards and shipping materials.

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