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它們播種、拔除雜草、施肥。小型的農場機器人有一天可望完全自主地執行農場裡需要被完成的工作。世界各國的研究者正以高科技的方法解決一項人類急需面臨的問題：生產足夠的食物以應付人口的持續成長。

They sow seeds, pull up weeds and spread fertilizer. It's hoped that small farming robots will one day be able to work completely autonomously and carry out all the jobs that need to be done out in the fields. Researchers all over the world are working on high - tech solutions to one of the most urgent problems facing humanity: To produce enough food as the world's population continues to grow.

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從歐洲到澳洲只要花4.5小時。聽起來像是遙不可及的夢想，但很可能即將實現。目前英國的工程師正在開發超音速飛機，而且他們並不孤單。世界上有許多其他研究人員正在努力想新點子，企圖帶領世界進入新的民航時代。他們共同的目標不只是要縮短飛行旅程時間，更要達到經濟效益以及環保。

In four - and - a - half hours from Europe to Australia. It may sound like pie in the sky, but it may soon become a reality, with a supersonic plane currently being developed by engineers in England. And they are not alone. Researchers in other parts of the world are also working on ideas to usher in a new era of civilian flight. Their common aim is not just to make air travel even more rapid, but also profitable and environmentally friendly.

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世界各地的城市皆不斷發展茁壯，他們在國際間相互競爭投資力與勞動力。而建築恰可成為評估地點的關鍵要素，同時也反映出工作環境的全球化。但如此大規模的都市計畫仍必然會帶來新經濟契機嗎？

Cities are growing in many parts of the world. They compete on an international level for investments and labor. Architecture can become a key factor in location appraisal, as well as an expression of a globalized working environment. But does urban planning on such a gigantic scale necessarily lead to fresh economic momentum?

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頂尖運動的高科技裝備越來越顯得重要。研究機構不斷的研發新式材料與設備，來協助運動員突破紀錄與贏得獎牌。藉由世界冬季運動會的例子，我們發現裝備上的細微差異就能決定孰勝孰敗。

Technical equipment in top - level sport is gaining in importance. Research institutes are continually developing new materials and devices to help athletes break records and win medals. Using examples from the world of winter sports, we demonstrate how even small changes in equipment can mean the difference between victory and defeat.

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研究者和發明家正在實驗室和試驗廚房中工作並發展明日食材。技術上來說是有幾個限制。舉例來說，德國科學家成功的製造出無脂肪香腸，而這是科技人員長久以來視為不可能的事情。然而這些新的食材是否也能夠有效的對抗跟飲食有關的疾病呢？

Researchers and inventors are at work in laboratories and trial kitchens to develop the foodstuffs of tomorrow. Technically speaking, there are few limits. German scientists have for example succeeded in manufacturing a fat - free sausage – something food technologists had thus far deemed to be impossible. But are these new foodstuffs also effective in counteracting diet - related illnesses?

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現代的人們日以繼夜的產生並且消耗大量的資訊，而面對如此龐大洶湧的訊息，人們必須仰賴資訊供應者以及傳撥者的幫助。然而電子世界裡的供應者有多可靠呢？我們能夠控制一切嗎？又或是我們處在控制底下？我們未來將如何使用資訊？而未來又會存在著什麼樣子的訊息呢？

Modern man produces and consumes a vast amount of data around the clock. And in the face of such a tremendous tide of information, he is dependent on the services of data providers and communicators. But just how reliable are service providers in the electronic sphere? Do we have everything under control – or are we under control? How will we use information in the future, and what kind of information will it be?

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