2010考研英语历年真题——报刊阅读100篇(1)

　Thermoelectrics温差电流学：Every little helps积少成多 　　HERE is a thought: approximately 60% of the energy converted in power generation发电机 is wasted. The price of energy is high, both in terms of the actual 真实的 实际的cost to the consumer and the consequences of the climate change that generating power from fossil fuels化石燃料 矿物燃料 causes. If even a small proportion of 一小部分this wasted heat could be converted to useful power, it would be a good thing. 　　At this week’s meeting of the American Physical Society,