September 22, 2008 News

Taiwan ranks 16th on IELTS test and ranks last on TOEFL iBT.
雅思考試台灣排名第十六，托福新制iBT考試則排名最後。

Nanobits, tiny ball-shaped nanoparticles, may harm fish and environment.
“Nanobits” ，微小的球形納米粒子，可能會損害魚類和生態環境。

People who have uncontrolled high blood pressure can lower blood pressure by adopting a low-salt diet.
我們無法控制血壓升高，卻可以採用低鹽飲食習慣來降低血壓。

Regular exercise reduces fat in livers of diabetics, according to a study.
根據一項研究顯示，規律的運動能夠減低糖尿病患者的脂肪肝。

Masses of dust floating around a distant binary star system hints at two Earth-like planets that have collided violenty with each other.
在遙遠的一個雙子星系內，有大量塵埃聚集和飄浮，顯示該區可能曾經發生兩枚類以地球大小的行星曾經正面相撞。