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We may all feel like we're under a cloud from time to time, but in hot, dry climates, having your own personal misting cloud is as uplifting as it can get. |
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我們可能偶爾都不免覺得自己頭上籠罩著烏雲，可是在炎熱乾燥的氣候當中，能有個人的水霧雲朵可說是極為令人振奮的事情。 |
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In Dubai, the Gulf State mega-city situated in one of the hottest parts of the world, the benefits of evaporative cooling have long been known. |
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杜拜這座波斯灣國家的巨型都市位於世界上最熱的地區之一，許久以前就知道蒸發冷卻的效益。 |
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Neighboring Saudi Arabia is already one of the world's largest dairy producers, and its massive indoor herds are kept at an even 21 and 23 degrees Celsius with gigantic misters. |
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鄰近的沙烏地阿拉伯已是全世界數一數二的乳品生產大國，該國大量的室內畜群藉由巨大的水霧機而得以飼養在攝氏二十一至二十三度之間的穩定溫度下。 |
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Now one group of designers is reinventing the technology for human beings, devising a system that uses motion tracking and ceiling-mounted misters to provide each pedestrian with their own cooling spray. |
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現在，一群設計師正在為人類改造這項科技，設計一套系統，利用動態追蹤技術與設置於天花板上的水霧機，為每一名行人提供他們自己的冷卻噴霧。 |
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Ultrasonic sensors embedded in the canopy structure recognize visitors and send data to a control system that activates hydro-pumps and LED lights in their proximity. |
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嵌在天篷結構裡的超音波感應器能夠辨識訪客，將資料傳送至一套控制系統，可啟動訪客附近的高壓水泵與 LED 燈。 |
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"If you create a more responsive climate around people, you can save a lot of energy by creating just a bubble of heat or a bubble of cool in which they can travel," Professor Carlo Ratti, the head of the team at Carlo Ratti Associati from Turin, Italy, that developed the Cloud Cast technology, told CNN. |
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「如果你在人的身邊創造反應比較靈敏的氣候，就可藉由創造能跟著人移動的溫暖泡泡或涼爽泡泡，而節省許多能源，」卡羅．拉堤教授向 CNN 表示，他是義大利杜林市卡羅拉堤事務所的團隊領導人，他們開發了 Cloud Cast 科技。 |
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"If you use a system like this, it allows people to use more outdoor spaces. |
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This is very important in a city like Dubai, which is so hot that people really can't spend much time outdoors." |
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「如果你採用像這樣的一套系統，即可讓人使用更多的室外空間。這點在像杜拜這樣的城市裡非常重要，因為這裡非常炎熱，以致於人們實在無法在室外待太久。」 |
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Cloud Cast works by creating mobile responsive clouds that follow people as they move under a canopy. |
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An array of responsive nebulizers is guided by sophisticated motion sensing, creating a personal climate for each person that walks under it. |
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Cloud Cast 系統的運作方式，就是在行人於天篷底下移動的時候，製造會因應動作的行動雲朵跟著他們。一整排因應動作而啟動的噴霧器由精密的動態感應器引導，為走在底下的每個人創造個人氣候。 |
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