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1、11-23SOLARROADWAYSTAKEBABYSTEPSThepathtosolarroadwaysissaidtobepavedwithgoodintentions.Butactuallyit'sgoingtobepavedwithmodular,concrete-reinfo「cedphotovoltaicpanelsprotectedbytemperedglass・Atleastthat'sthevisionthatIdaho-basedSolarRoadwayshashadforthepastfewye
2、ars.Sofarthey'vemanagedtobuildan11-meteLlongsolarparkinglotnexttothecompany'slab.Meanwhile,theDutcharetakingaslightlydifferentapproach・ThisweekatowninthenorthernsuburbsofAmsterdamofficiallyopeneda70-meterstretchofbikepaththeyclaimistheworld'sfirstroadtoconverts
3、unlightintoelectricity.Theyplantoaddatleastanother25meterstotheSolaRoadprojectinthenexttwoyears.They'retestingthebikepathfortwothings,moinly.Canitgenerateenoughjuicetopowerstreetlighting,trafficsystems,electriccarsandhouseholds?Andwillitholduptothedailywearandt
4、earofcyclists,joggersandbabystrollers,nottomentionextremeweatherandfallingobjects?IfSolaRoadprovessuccessfulinbothareas,theDutchhopetoextendtheprojecttoturnentirethoroughfaresintomassivesolarpanels.Designedby,yaknow,roadscholars.11-24WORSETHANTHEBITECitydweller
5、sacrosstheU.S.mightagreeononecommonenemy:bedbugs.Buthey,nottoworry,right?"Bedbugsarenotknowntospreaddiseases,butbitescanbeveryitchyandirritating.nOrsosaystheNewYorkCityDepartmentofHealth.Butthatassertionmaynotbetrue・Becauseanewstudysuggestsbedbugscouldbecapable
6、ofspreadinginfection…specifically,bypassingontheparasitethatcausesChagasdisease.Chagasconcauseanythingfrommildheadachestoeventualheartfailure.Theconditionisusuallyspreadbywhat'scalledthekissingbug・arelativeofbedbugs,whichalsofeedsonblood.Butitdoesn*tpassthepara
7、sitethroughitssaliva,ashappenswithmalaria,forexample.HYougetitwhenthebugbitesyouandthendefecatesonyou.Theparasiteisinthefecesofthebug."MichaelLevy,adiseaseecologistattheUniversityofPennsylvania・Levysaysscratchingthebitethenworkstheparasiteintotheskin,infectingt
8、hevictim.Levyandhiscolleagueswantedtoseeifthesamethingcouldhappenwithbedbugs.SotheyletemlooseonmicethatcarriedtheTripanosomacruziparasite.Thebugscaughtit—andwerethenabletotr
